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Costa Concordia captain sentenced to 16 years for 2012 shipwreck

(Agencies) Updated: 2015-02-12 11:47

Costa Concordia captain sentenced to 16 years for 2012 shipwreck

Captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner Francesco Schettino prepares to read a speech during his trial in Grosseto February 11, 2015. An Italian prosecutor has asked a court to sentence Schettino to more than 26 years in jail for his role in the 2012 disaster that killed 32 people. [Photo/Agencies]

GROSSETO, Italy - The former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Wednesday for his role in the 2012 shipwreck, which killed 32 people off the Tuscan holiday island of Giglio.

Francesco Schettino was commanding the vessel, a floating hotel as long as three football pitches, when it hit rocks off the island, tearing a hole in its side.

A court in the town of Grosseto found him guilty of multiple manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning his passengers in one of the highest-profile shipping disasters in recent years.

However the judges rejected a request that Schettino begin his sentence immediately. They ruled instead that would not go to prison until the appeals process is completed, which can take years.

The captain wept during his final testimony on Wednesday but did not return to the court to hear the verdict.

Prosecutors had asked for a prison sentence of 26 years for Schettino, who has admitted some responsibility but denied blame for the deaths that occurred during the evacuation. Some lawyers representing the victims said the sentence was inadequate.

Investigators severely criticised Schettino's handling of the disaster, accusing him of bringing the 290 metre-long (950 feet) vessel too close to shore. The subsequent shipwreck set off a chaotic night-time evacuation of more than 4,000 passengers and crew.

Ann Decre, the head of a body representing French survivors, said the verdict could not cover the human cost.

"For me it's six months for each death. And the family of the dead people, it's not six months or 17 years for them, it's forever," Decre said outside the theatre that was turned into a makeshift courtroom.

Schettino was also accused of delaying evacuation and abandoning ship before all the 4,229 passengers and crew had been rescued. He said earlier in the trial that he had been thrown off the ship as it tilted.

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