Francesco Schettino? From Reuters:
Top Italian court upholds conviction of Costa Concordia captain
The former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Friday by Italy's highest court for his role in the 2012 shipwreck, which killed 32 people off the Tuscan holiday island of Giglio.
Francesco Schettino was originally found guilty in 2015 of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning his passengers. Friday's ruling marked the end of the appeals process, with the court upholding the initial verdict.
A bit more:
The Costa Concordia was carrying more than 4,200 passengers and crew, when it hit rocks off Giglio on a chill January night, tearing a hole in its side and eventually keeling over.
Schettino was lambasted by the Italian media and branded "Captain Coward" for leaving the stricken ship while a chaotic night-time rescue operation was in full flow. Critics accused him of bringing shame to the whole country through his actions.
He departed from the course and sailed close to the island because one of his crewmembers was born there. Ran into some rocks and the rest is history. Here is a great 90 second time-lapse of the parbuckling and refloating of the ship:
Tip of the watch cap to gCaptain for both links
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