Captain Abandons Sinking Cruise Ship

SINKING THE BIGGEST SHIP.

Captain abandons sinking cruise ship. In 2012 when the Costa Concordia cruise ship sunk off the coast of Italy Captain Francesco Schettino was brought up on criminal charges for. 4236528N 1092167E 4236528. The ship ran.

On 13 January 2012 the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground capsized and later sank in shallow waters after striking an underwater rock off Isola del Giglio Tuscany resulting in 32. Captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship Francesco Schettino r is taken into custody in Grosseto Italy. From a captain responsible for taking the lives of 32 people just because he was trying to impress a female to a ruthless newlywed trying to take the life o.

The Greek liner was listing in heavy seas with 170 passengers still on board when the captain left. Her captain and some of the crew were convicted of negligence for fleeing the ship without helping the passengers who were subsequently rescued thanks to the efforts of the ships entertainers. South African Transport Minister Piet Welgemoed announced a maritime inquiry into the sinking of the 7554-ton ship in seas with 24-foot waves.

The 54-year-old from Naples is currently on trial. Captain Francesco Schettino was on the bridge when the ship hit rocks and sank in 2012 killing 32 people. The captain of the Costa Concordia says he didnt abandon passengers.

In fact there usually is a life boat reserved just for him or her. MTS Oceanos was a French-built and Greek-owned cruise ship that sank in 1991 when it suffered uncontrolled flooding. 4236528N 1092167E 4236528.

More recently Captain Yianis Avranas left his stricken cruise ship the Oceanos as it was sinking off the coast of South Africa. Captains of a sinking ship do not go down with the ship. Enzo RussoEPA The captain.