Costa Concordia Captain Arrested, Abandoned Sinking Cruise Ship!
Posted on Jan 15, 2012 @ 05:00PM
Captain Francesco Schettino abandoned his crippled cruise ship, numerous eyewitnesses have revealed, and now Italian authorities are officially investigating his actions.
Prosecutor Francesco Verusio said Sunday morning, “unfortunately, I must confirm that circumstance.”
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Schettino is also being held as possible manslaughter charges are being evaluated.
The shocking development comes as the bodies of two more victims -- an elderly couple -- were recovered from the ship, bringing the number of confirmed dead to five.
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There are still 15 passengers unaccounted for, two of them Americans, in the disaster that has been compared to the Titanic.
As RadarOnline.com reported, the ship went aground Friday night off the Tuscan coast of Italy.
The Costa Concordia was carrying over 4,200 passengers and many reported a chaotic evacuation scene.
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Capt. Schettino was observed by many getting into a life boat and covering himself with a blanket so as not to be seen. The ship was reportedly four miles off course when it hit rocks that tore a 160 ft. gash in the hull.
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Jan 18, 2012 @ 18:30
This dumb loser idiot "captain" needs to be in jail simply to be protected from the public. People want to beat his ass. By the way, I smell environmental catastrophe in 5, 4, 3, 2.......
Posted Sun, 01/15/2012 - 9:28pm
Isn't Katie Gosselin taking a cruise soon?
Posted Sun, 01/15/2012 - 6:58pm
The crew didn't stay behind to help the passengers either....they took off too!
Posted Sun, 01/15/2012 - 6:16pm
The captain must always put his passengers before himself. In the Titanic there were not enough lifeboats left so the captain went down with the ship. This captain proved a coward as he slunk onto a lifeboat while passengers were still on board.
Posted Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:17pm
Four miles is a long way for a ship to go off course, isn't it?
Posted Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:15pm
Still don't get why it's being compared to Titanic. Not only did the ship not even fully sink but only five people have been confirmed dead with only 15 more unaccounted for. Meanwhile 1500+ people died on Titanic. Not really the same at all.
Posted Sun, 01/15/2012 - 4:09pm
They aren't comparing the death toll.
Posted Sun, 01/15/2012 - 6:57pm
I would be bringing my own life boat and jacket but then food poisoning would probably get a person anyways...
Posted Sun, 01/15/2012 - 3:50pm
Is abandoning a sinking ship against the rules when you're the captain? I didn't know that.
Posted Sun, 01/15/2012 - 3:40pm
Class act that Captain.
Posted Sun, 01/15/2012 - 1:42pm