Rome (CNN) -- Thrust from obscurity to notoriety overnight, Capt. Francesco Schettino is the man at the center of the questions and recriminations over the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster. As transcripts emerge of his conversations with the Italian coast guard on the fateful Friday night the ship ran aground, the 52-year-old's every word is being pored over for clues as to what happened. A picture is beginning to develop of a man who spent decades at sea, but who his employers say did not live up to his training or responsibilities at the helm of his ship. With at least 11 deaths confirmed and about two dozen people still missing, Schettino may face charges including manslaughter, shipwreck and abandoning a ship when passengers were still on board, chief prosecutor Francesco Verusio has said.
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Schettino trained at a well-regarded nautical institute, local media report
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He was appointed captain by the Costa cruise line in 2006
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Schettino, now under house arrest at his family home, comes from a seafaring background
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He argues the rocks he hit were uncharted; Costa says he took an unauthorized course
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