Francesco Schettino

Francesco Schettino verdict: Costa Concordia captain sentenced to 16 years in jail for manslaughter

Costa Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino has been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Francesco Schettino…

10 years ago

Francesco Schettino trial: Costa Concordia captain makes final appeal ahead of verdict

The Costa Concordia’s captain, Francesco Schettino, broke into sobs as he made a final appeal to judges ahead of a…

10 years ago

Francesco Schettino trial: Costa Concordia captain awaits verdict

The trial of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster, Capt. Francesco Schettino, is in its final moments in Italy. Thirty-two…

10 years ago

Costa Concordia salvage: Wrecked cruise ship ends final voyage

Costa Concordia is about to arrive in the port of Genoa for scrapping after a two-year salvage operation. The wrecked…

10 years ago

Costa Concordia salvage: Wrecked cruise ship towed on its final journey to Genoa for scrapping

The wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship is being towed on its final journey to the port of Genoa for scrapping.…

10 years ago

Costa Concordia salvage update 2014: Wrecked cruise liner refloated

Costa Concordia has been successfully raised from the under-sea platform it has been resting on for the past year, salvage…

10 years ago

Costa Concordia salvage: Refloating operation begins in Giglio

The wrecked Costa Concordia is being raised in one of the biggest maritime salvage operations in history. Workers are slowly…

10 years ago

Costa Concordia salvage update: Video from inside wreckage released

Italian police have released an eight-minute footage with underwater images from within the Costa Concordia wreckage, two and a half…

10 years ago

Francesco Schettino visits Costa Concordia wreck

Captain Francesco Schettino has returned to the wreck of Costa Concordia cruise ship for the first time as part of…

11 years ago

Francesco Schettino: Costa Concordia captain returns to site of disaster

Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, is due to visit to the wreck on Thursday. It…

11 years ago

Domnica Cemortan says she didn’t distract Captain Francesco Schettino

Moldovan dancer Domnica Cemortan admitted at Francesco Schettino’s trial she had been in a romantic relationship with the captain, and…

11 years ago

Domnica Cemortan reveals how she used to sneak into Francesco Schettino’s cabin before Costa Concordia disaster

Francesco Schettino’s former lover Domnica Cemortan has revealed how she used to sneak into the Costa Concordia captain’s cabin. Captain…

11 years ago

Domnica Cemortan admits being Francesco Schettino’s lover at his trial

Domnica Cemortan, a Moldovan dancer who was on the bridge of the Costa Concordia cruise ship with Captain Francesco Schettino,…

11 years ago

Costa Concordia: Russel Rebello’s remains found on third deck

The remains of Indian waiter Russel Rebello - one of two people still missing from the Costa Concordia - have…

11 years ago

Costa Concordia: Remains found during salvage operation

Divers working on the salvage operation of the Costa Concordia, which crashed off the Italian coast of Giglio in January…

11 years ago

Costa Concordia cruise ship set upright

Engineers have succeeded in setting the cruise ship Costa Concordia upright, 20 months after it ran aground off the island…

11 years ago

Costa Concordia freed from reef

Engineering officials say they have succeeded in lifting the cruise ship Costa Concordia free of rocks, 20 months after it…

11 years ago

Cost Concordia raising under way

An attempt to pull the shipwrecked Costa Concordia upright - one of the largest and most daunting salvage operations ever…

11 years ago

Costa Concordia salvage due to begin on Monday

Costa Concordia salvage will go ahead on Monday, Italian officials have confirmed. The Civil Protection agency said the sea and…

11 years ago

Costa Concordia trial: Five people convicted of manslaughter

An Italian court has convicted five people of manslaughter over the deadly 2012 Costa Concordia shipwreck off Giglio. The boat's…

11 years ago

Francesco Schettino trial adjourned until next week

The trial of Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground off Italy last year,…

11 years ago

Costa Concordia wreck will be removed by September

The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship in Italy will be removed by September at the latest, officials overseeing…

12 years ago

Costa Concordia: the largest and most daunting marine salvage operation ever attempted

Almost a year ago, more than 3,000 people were relaxing aboard the opulent cruise liner Costa Concordia at the start…

12 years ago

Francesco Schettino says he is sorry for Costa Concordia sinking

Francesco Schettino, the captain of Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, which ran aground killing more than 30 people in January,…

12 years ago

Francesco Schettino releases letter explaining Costa Concordia disaster

Francesco Schettino, captain of the Costa Concordia ship which ran aground killing more than 30 people, has said a "divine…

12 years ago