Sunday, January 15, 2012

Italy - Cruise ship captain Schettino in custody as horror stories emerge. 'Like the Titanic.'

Published on Jan 15, 2012 by
http://www.euronews.net/ 'Like the Titanic.'

That is what many are saying as the Costa Concordia's captain is held on suspicion of multiple manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship with passengers still on board.

Officials believe he brought his vessel too close to the island of Giglio. Speaking before his arrest, Francesco Schettino disagreed, saying the rock was not shown on his maritime chart.

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