capsized Costa Concordia News

Costa Concordia Captain Sentenced to 16 Years for Shipwreck

Costa Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino was convicted by an Italian court three years after the cruise ship capsized near the Tuscan coast, killing 32 people. Schettino, who can appeal the verdict, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for criminal …

Costa Concordia Captain Could Get up to 26 Year Prison Term

Prosecutors asked a court to convict the captain of the Costa Concordia and sentence him to 26 years in prison Monday for the 2012 shipwreck off Tuscany that killed 32 people, saying the term is hardly excessive given the death …

Witness Said 100s Aboard Costa Ship When Captain Fled

A Italian Coast Guard official has testified that hundreds of people were still aboard the shipwrecked Costa Concordia when the commander abandoned the cruise liner in a lifeboat. Coast Guard Capt. Gregorio De Falco become a national hero after repeatedly …

Florida Salvage Company Wins Bid to Remove Concordia

A Florida company has won the bid to remove the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship off the coast of Tuscany. Pompano Beach-based Titan Salvage is expected to begin work that could take a year early next month. Thirty-two passengers and …