francesco schettino was the cruise ship costa concordia captain.
francesco schettino was the cruise ship costa concordia captain.
what happened to cruise ship costa concordia captain?
francesco schettino
costa concordia () was a built in 2004 by the fincantieris sestri ponente yards in italy and operated from 2005 until 2012 by the costa crociere subsidiary of carnival corporation. it was wrecked off the coast of isola del giglio in italy on 13 january 2012 due to a collision with a submerged rock; the ship capsized hours later and was subsequently declared a total loss. the ship's captain francesco schettino was found guilty of manslaughter, causing a maritime accident, and abandoning ship. the wreck was salvaged and then towed to the port of genoa where scrapping operations began. the name "concordia" was intended to express the wish for "continuing harmony, unity, and peace between european nations."
costa concordia
on 14 july 2012, a documentary titled "cruise ship disaster: inside the concordia", was first broadcast on the discovery channel, "cnn presents: cruise to disaster", first broadcast by cnn and another, titled "inside costa concordia: voices of disaster", was first broadcast by the national geographic channel. the season 39 "nova" episode "why ships sink" discusses the sinking of "costa concordia". a later "nova" season 42 episode "sunken ship rescue" featured the salvage effort and race to refloat and remove the badly damaged costa concordia from the accident scene before the ship could break apart, risking an environmental catastrophe.
costa concordia