Francesco Schettino
Italian sea captain responsible for the 2012 Costa Concordia disaster
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| 2017 | Began serving his prison sentence after exhausting all legal appeals. |
| 2017 | Began serving his prison sentence after exhausting all legal appeals. |
| May 12 2017 | Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation upheld the original prison sentence against Schettino, confirming his legal culpability for the Costa Concordia disaster. |
| May 12 2017 | Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation upheld the original prison sentence against Schettino, confirming his legal culpability for the Costa Concordia disaster. |
| May 31 2016 | An Italian appeals court upheld Schettino's prison sentence for the Costa Concordia disaster. |
| May 31 2016 | An Italian appeals court upheld Schettino's prison sentence for the Costa Concordia disaster. |
| 2015 | Schettino published a book titled 'Le verità sommerse' (The Submerged Truths), controversially dedicating it to the disaster victims and attempting to portray himself as a hero. The book was widely criticized in the media for seeming to profit from the tragedy. |
| 2015 | Sentenced to sixteen years in prison for his role in the Costa Concordia shipwreck. |
| 2015 | Schettino published a book titled 'Le verità sommerse' (The Submerged Truths), controversially dedicating it to the disaster victims and attempting to portray himself as a hero. The book was widely criticized in the media for seeming to profit from the tragedy. |
| 2015 | Sentenced to sixteen years in prison for his role in the Costa Concordia shipwreck. |
| February 11 2015 | After a 19-month trial, Judge Giovanni Puliatti sentences Schettino to sixteen years in prison and five years of interdiction from navigating. The sentence includes ten years for manslaughter, five years for causing the shipwreck, and one year for abandoning passengers. |
| February 11 2015 | After a 19-month trial, Judge Giovanni Puliatti sentences Schettino to sixteen years in prison and five years of interdiction from navigating. The sentence includes ten years for manslaughter, five years for causing the shipwreck, and one year for abandoning passengers. |
| 2014 | Two years after the Costa Concordia disaster, Schettino was invited to a university in Rome to hold a panic management seminar, which generated significant controversy. |
| 2014 | Two years after the Costa Concordia disaster, Schettino was invited to a university in Rome to hold a panic management seminar, which generated significant controversy. |
| December 2014 | Schettino's lawyer Domenico Pepe declared that Schettino wanted to set the record straight and 'defend his honour' prior to his testimony. |
| December 2014 | Schettino's lawyer Domenico Pepe declared that Schettino wanted to set the record straight and 'defend his honour' prior to his testimony. |
| December 2 2014 | Schettino makes his first court appearance, becoming the sole defendant in the Costa Concordia disaster trial at Grosseto's 'Teatro Moderno'. |
| December 2 2014 | Schettino makes his first court appearance, becoming the sole defendant in the Costa Concordia disaster trial at Grosseto's 'Teatro Moderno'. |
| February 23 2013 | Prosecution office in Grosseto initiates legal proceedings against Francesco Schettino, charging him with multiple counts of manslaughter, causing a maritime accident, abandoning ship with passengers on board, and lack of cooperation with rescue operations. |
| February 23 2013 | Prosecution office in Grosseto initiates legal proceedings against Francesco Schettino, charging him with multiple counts of manslaughter, causing a maritime accident, abandoning ship with passengers on board, and lack of cooperation with rescue operations. |
| 2012 | Costa Cruises terminated Schettino's employment and refused to pay for his legal defense, despite previously supporting him. |
| 2012 | Schettino accepted some degree of responsibility and asked for forgiveness for the deaths caused by the Costa Concordia disaster. |
| 2012 | Costa Cruises terminated Schettino's employment and refused to pay for his legal defense, despite previously supporting him. |
| 2012 | Schettino accepted some degree of responsibility and asked for forgiveness for the deaths caused by the Costa Concordia disaster. |
| July 5 2012 | Schettino was released from house arrest but required to reside in Meta di Sorrento. |
| July 5 2012 | Schettino was released from house arrest but required to reside in Meta di Sorrento. |
| January 17 2012 | Schettino was released from temporary custody and placed under house arrest after the Costa Concordia disaster. |
| January 17 2012 | Schettino was released from temporary custody and placed under house arrest after the Costa Concordia disaster. |
| January 13 2012 | Commanded the cruise ship Costa Concordia when it struck an underwater rock and capsized off the island of Giglio, resulting in the deaths of 32 passengers and crew. |
| January 13 2012 | Commanded the cruise ship Costa Concordia when it struck an underwater rock and capsized off the island of Giglio, resulting in the deaths of 32 passengers and crew. |
| 2010 | As master of Costa Atlantica, Schettino reportedly damaged another Carnival Corporation ship, AIDAblu, by entering the port of Warnemünde, Germany, at excessive speed (though AIDA Cruises later denied damage occurred). |
| 2010 | As master of Costa Atlantica, Schettino reportedly damaged another Carnival Corporation ship, AIDAblu, by entering the port of Warnemünde, Germany, at excessive speed (though AIDA Cruises later denied damage occurred). |
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