Costa Concordia Video Shows Captain and Crew Reactions Prior to Ship Sinking

Posted in Maritime Accidents,World Maritime News on February 13, 2012

Italian TV has recently aired unseen footage inside the Costa Concordia cruise ship showing the crew’s reaction to the ship just prior to sinking. The video shows Italian Captain Francesco Schettino talking on the telephone about halfway into the video.

The captain, who has been charged with manslaughter, has been criticized for abandoning the ship sinking before all the passengers were off, as evidenced by his recorded arguments with the Italian Coast Guard.