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# Francesco Schettino
Costa Concordia captain says others are to blame for ship crash which killed 32
The prosecution is simultaneously appealing last year’s sentence, maintaining that Schettino should have been given 26 years.
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Apr 28th 2016, 3:57 PM
# Schettino
Costa Concordia captain sentenced to 16 years for manslaughter
Prosecutors had branded him a ‘reckless idiot’.
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Feb 11th 2015, 7:52 PM
# captain coward
Costa Concordia captain denies trying to impress Moldovan dancer with island sail-by
Francesco Schettino says he was “trying to catch three pigeons with one bean.”
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Dec 2nd 2014, 7:35 PM
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"Most hated man in Italy" goes on trial over Costa Concordia sinking
The opening day of the trial was cut short after just a few minutes because of a national lawyers’ strike.
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Jul 9th 2013, 11:36 AM
# Italy
Captain of Costa Concordia to face trial for manslaughter of 32 people
Francesco Schettino faces 20 years if convicted.
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May 22nd 2013, 4:41 PM
# Costa Concordia
Costa Concordia: Former captain faces survivors at pre-trial
Dozens of survivors are suing ship owner Costa Crociere and its US parent company Carnival Corporation for hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Oct 16th 2012, 8:59 AM
# Costa Concordia
Costa Concordia hearing delayed until October
However, no trial is expected until the beginning of next year at the earliest.
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Jul 21st 2012, 10:28 AM
# Costa Concordia
Costa Concordia captain 'sorry' over disaster
Speaking on Italian TV, Francesco Schettino says he was sorry that 32 people died when his ship ran aground in January – but also blamed “destiny” for the tragedy.
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Jul 11th 2012, 9:47 AM
# Costa Concordia
Captain of Costa Concordia 'wasn't wearing his glasses'
Francesco Schettino also ordered officers to lie to coastguards after the accident, an inquiry has been told.
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Mar 4th 2012, 3:43 PM
# Costa Concordia
Group of Costa Concordia survivors to sue company for €350m
A group of six people are launching a multi-million euro lawsuit against the owner of the Costa Concordia cruise liner, saying that the experience will ‘never leave’ them.
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Jan 30th 2012, 12:27 PM
# Costa Concordia
Seventeenth body found underwater in Costa Concordia
Meanwhile, a fuel pumping operation scheduled to begin today has been set back by bad weather.
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Jan 28th 2012, 6:31 PM
# Costa Concordia
Costa Concordia company offers compensation to passengers
Passengers who survived this month’s tragedy off the Italian coast have been offered €11,000 each in compensation by the company that owns the Costa Concordia.
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Jan 27th 2012, 4:08 PM
# Costa Concordia
Two more bodies recovered from Costa Concordia
As the death toll of the cruise ship crash hits 15, Italian officials say the operation to pump fuel off the ship can begin.
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Jan 23rd 2012, 4:10 PM
# Said and done
Wolves and Wahlberg: The week in quotes
They said what? TheJournal.ie looks back at the week in words.
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Jan 22nd 2012, 7:00 PM
# Costa Concordia
Video: Costa Concordia crew member defends captain
The search for survivors was suspended again today after the ship shifted overnight
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Jan 20th 2012, 3:04 PM
# Costa Concordia
Hopes of finding more Costa Concordia survivors fading
The search for survivors was suspended yesterday because the ship had moved in the water.
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Jan 19th 2012, 8:13 AM
# Italy
Costa Concordia: Search suspended as ship shifts
The Italian coastguard has been forced to suspend the search for missing people after the capsized vessel began to shift, sparking fears it may slide into deeper waters.
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Jan 18th 2012, 5:47 PM
# Italy
Italian captain being placed under house arrest
The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner has left jail and been placed under house arrest tonight – as the official death toll from the tragedy rises to 11.
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Jan 17th 2012, 9:03 PM
# Costa Concordia
Five more bodies found in Costa Concordia
“Get going – there are already corpses”: Costa Concordia captain ordered back to ship by Italian port official.
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Jan 17th 2012, 3:50 PM
# Costa Concordia
29 missing as search of stricken Costa Concordia continues
Meanwhile, the Italian environment minister has expressed concern that the ship could start leaking oil.
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Jan 17th 2012, 8:08 AM
# Costa Concordia
'Significant human error' led to capsizing of Costa Concordia vessel
The Italian owner of the ship was highly critical of its captain in a statement issued yesterday. Francesco Schettino is being held on suspicion of manslaughter.
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Jan 16th 2012, 7:42 AM