ROME (Reuters) - Four Costa Concordia crew members and a company official were sentenced to jail in Italy on Saturday for their part in the 2012 cruise ship disaster that killed 32 people, leaving only the captain still on trial.
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Is The Costa Concordia Captain Still in Prison? The captain of the Costa Concordia Francesco Schettino is still in prison for his part in the sinking. He was sentenced to 16 years in 2016. He was 54 at the time and not expected to leave prison until he is at least 70 years old.
On February 11, 2015, Captain Schettino was convicted and sentenced to sixteen years in prison for manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning said ship before all passengers and crew had been safely evacuated, and giving false information about the situation.
Those company records shown at the trial detail, in particular, how, out of 3,206 passengers on board the Costa Concordia on 13th January, 2012, 2,623 compensation payments have been made, totalling €66,481,082. This includes compensation paid to families of 24 out of 27 fatal victims, which amounts to €24,508,373.
Russel Rebello, an Indian waiter, is the last person still missing from the disaster on 13 January 2012. Thirty one others are known to have died during or after the chaotic evacuation of the vessel.
The Concordia was slightly larger (952 feet to the Titanic's 883 feet) and both had a top speed of 23 knots. Both had issues with their christening, and believers in superstition might attribute the ships' tragedies to it.
The amount of experience, the level of education, the grades they received, location, and company all can determine the year's salary. In general, a cruise ship captain salary ranges between $54,000 and more than $100,000. This may seem like a low pay scale considering the responsibilities that come with the job.
A Country Durham man who was on board the Costa Concordia has spoken about escaping from the stricken vessel. Ian Fraser, who worked as a singer on the cruise ship, described jumping into the freezing water after feeling all other options had run out.
On 13 January 2012, the eight-year-old Costa Cruises vessel Costa Concordia was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when she deviated from her planned route at Isola del Giglio, Tuscany, sailed closer to the island, and struck a rock formation on the sea floor.
GPS data later revealed he was less than 1000 feet from land. At 9:45 pm, everyone onboard knew that something bad had happened: The vessel shuddered, and the passengers heard a loud grinding sound. Some later compared the feeling to an earthquake.
The two U.S. victims — the only Americans who died in the accident — were identified as Barbara and Gerald Heil of White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Also identified were Christina Mathi Ganz and Norbert Josef Ganz of Muehlheim am Main of Germany, and Giuseppe Girolamo, the crew member.
The helmsman, Jacob Rusli Bin, is one of five Costa Crociere SpA employees who were granted plea bargains in return for mild sentences in a separate proceeding. He was convicted of manslaughter and causing the shipwreck, and was given a sentence of one year and 8 months.
Costa Concordia – 2012If the Titanic is the most famous cruise ship sinking in history, then Costa Concordia would take that title for modern history. The Costa Cruises ship sank after striking an underwater rock off the coast of Tuscany, sailing closer to the island than it should have done.
The Costa Concordia helmsman who failed to turn up to court in early March was discovered by Interpol officers in Indonesia last week. Jacob Rusil Bin, who was steering the doomed cruise liner when it hit rocks off Giglio, was found in the countryside outside Jakarta.