Costa Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino facing criminal trial

A trial is to begin on July 9 for Francesco Schettino, captain of the doomed Costa Concordia, which ran aground off the coast of Tuscany in January 2012,

GROSSETO, Italy, April 15 (UPI) -- Capt. Francesco Schettino "made the mistake of relying too much on the management of Costa Cruises and it is ever more apparent that he suffered a work accident that cannot be criminalized," defense attorney ...

The cruise liner's owners blame the disaster entirely on Captain Francesco Schettino but are still fined over the shipwreck. 32 people died when the cruise liner ran aground in January 2012 The owners of the Costa Concordia have been fined £850,000 ...

He likened Benedict to Francesco Schettino, the Italian captain who abandoned his sinking cruiseliner off the Tuscany coast in January last year, after allegedly causing the shipwreck in which 32 people died. "I did a marvellous thing. He (Benedict) did what ...

Von unserem dpa-Korrespondenten und Europe Online Grosseto (dpa) - Der Unglückskapitän der «Costa Concordia», Francesco Schettino, muss sich vor Gericht verantworten. Der Prozess soll am 9. Juli in der toskanischen Stadt beginnen. Das hat der ...

Captain Francesco Schettino. Image: Gazetta del Sud Captain Francesco Schettino, whose vessel Costa Concordia struck rocks near the Italian island of Giglio told a court last Friday that his actions saved the lives of more than 4,000 people in a ...

File photo. Francesco Schettino during an interview following the January 2012 Costa Concordia disaster. By Silvia Ognibene GROSSETO, Italy, April 15 (Reuters) An Italian judge began hearing a request on Monday to send the former captain of ...

The tragedy that was the Costa Concordia continues to make news as the ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, and five others, were in court in Grosetto, Italy, on Monday to begin a hearing that will determine if they can be charged for the disaster.

PARIS: France will invest about ¤20m ($25m) to increase security for diplomats and embassies in the Middle East and Africa after its mission in Libya was targeted by a car bomb in April, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday. Spokesman Philippe ...