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The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy due to the captain Francesco Schettino's negligence and irresponsibility. There are 32 confirmed deaths.
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Cruise ship
Passengers ship used for pleasure voyages
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Costa Concordia
Cruise ship that ran aground in a 2012 maritime accident
Costa Concordia was a cruise ship operated by the Italian cruise line Costa Crociere. She was the first of her class, followed by her sister ships Costa Serena, Costa Pacifica, Costa Favolosa and Costa Fascinosa, and Carnival Splendor built for Carnival Cruise Line. When the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Costa Concordia disaster
2012 cruise ship sinking off the Italian coast
On 13 January 2012, the seven-year-old Costa Cruises vessel Costa Concordia was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when it deviated from its planned route at Isola del Giglio, Tuscany in order to perform a sail-by salute, sailed closer to the island than…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Francesco Schettino
Italian sea captain responsible for the 2012 Costa Concordia disaster
Francesco Schettino is an Italian former shipmaster who commanded the cruise ship Costa Concordia when the ship struck an underwater rock and capsized off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January 2012. Thirty-two passengers and crew died. In 2015, he was sentenced to sixteen…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)