Monday 16 January 2012

Ship's captain accused of 'showing off'

The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leans on its starboard side as seen from the Giglio harbour (AP)

The death toll in the Italian cruise liner disaster has risen to six as investigators looked into reports that the ship's captain might have been "showing off" when he steered the vessel too close to rocks.
As another body was found on the partly-submerged Costa Concordia, Captain Francesco Schettino's behaviour was under close scrutiny.
He faces accusations that he abandoned the vessel before ensuring that all of the 4,200 people aboard were safely evacuated after the vessel crashed into rocks off the Tuscan coast on Friday night. [Yahoo]

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