Italy: Prosecutors seeking 26-year prison term for Costa Concordia captain that jumped ship

[davidn3600]

ROME (AP) — 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 toll.

Prosecutor Maria Navarro also asked the court to detain Capt. Francesco Schettino again and seize his passport and navigation license, saying he is a flight risk. She said the trial had proved that Schettino "thought only and always about himself."

Schettino is being tried for manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning the Concordia while many passengers and crew members were still aboard. Survivors of the Jan. 13, 2012, wreck described a chaotic and delayed evacuation, with lifeboats unable to lower because the ship was already listing so much.

Schettino has said he saved lives by steering the liner toward shore after it hit rocks that weren't on his charts. He has accused his crew of botching his orders and blamed faulty generators aboard the ship for contributing to the disaster.

In scathing closing statements in the makeshift courthouse in Grossetto, Navarro accused Schettino of lying from the start, of never apologizing to the victims and saving his own life "without even getting his shoes wet."

http://news.yahoo.com/prosecutor-seeks-26-years-costa-concordia-captain-164103326.html

[malaise]

1. Good

in his next life he'll work as a bank executive or a war criminal - then he'll walk free.

He deserves a long time in prison

[IcyPeas]

2. NOVA - PBS - Sunken Ship Rescue (about Costa Concordia)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/sunken-ship-rescue.html

The way they recovered this ship is amazing. It cost over a billion dollars to make upright. The engineers did things that were never done before because this was such a unique situation. It's really very interesting.

The captain should be put away for a long time.

Program Description
Follow the epic operation to secure, raise, and salvage the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground and tragically capsized off the coast of Italy on January 13, 2012, killing 32 people. The massive wreck—with a 160-foot-long hole in its hull—stretches the length of three football fields, weighs 45,000 tons, and was half submerged on the site of a protected reef. Moving it from its precarious perch on the edge of an underwater cliff turned into a technical and logistical challenge of staggering proportions. Join NOVA as we follow a team of more than 500 divers and engineers working around the clock as they attempt the biggest ship recovery project in history.

[Brickbat]

3. Love De Falco.

Look Schettino, you may have saved yourself from the sea but will put you through a lot of trouble it will be very bad for you! Get back on board for fuck's sake!

Schettino: Officer, please.

De Falco: There are no “pleases”! Get back on board! Please assure me that you are going back on board.

Schettino: I am here on the rescue boat. I’m right here, I didn’t go anywhere else, I’m here.

De Falco: What are you doing captain?

Schettino: I’m here to coordinate rescue operations.

De Falco: What are you coordinating? Get back on board and coordinate rescue operations from onboard the ship.

[msanthrope]

4. "Vada a bordo, CAZZO!"

He deserves every minute of time he gets.