Costa Concordia captain sentenced for deadly wreck
Francesco Schettino, a "reckless idiot" according to prosecutors, had been accused of abandoning ship as it sank while most were still aboard
Concordia Cruise Disaster
Costa Concordia verdict looms: "Reckless" captain to learn fate
Francesco Schettino accused of causing deadly shipwreck and abandoning liner when many on board were desperately trying to save themselves
Prosecutor: Shipwreck captain left victims "without even getting his shoes wet"
Prosecutors ask court to sentence Costa Concordia captain to 26 years in prison for the 2012 shipwreck that killed 32 people
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In first court testimony about deadly Costa Concordia wreck, Francesco Schettino explains why he took liner close to shore
Workers find body while dismantling the Costa Concordia
Body of Indian waiter Russel Rebello discovered in a passenger's cabin on the eighth deck
Costa Concordia completes its final voyage
Tragic cruise liner eased into Genoa's port, where it will be scrapped after search for missing Indian waiter, the only body of 32 victims never found
Costa Concordia heads to port
Costa Concordia, the Italian cruise ship that sank off the coast of Italy in January 2012, is finally leaving her resting place
Costa Concordia making final voyage from disaster site
Cruise liner slowly being towed away from the tiny Italian island where it capsized more than two years ago, killing 32 people
Costa Concordia: Largest maritime salvage operation complete
Crews have finally completed the salvage and are towing the Costa Concorida to a scrapyard in Northern Italy
Time-lapse: Costa Concordia raised from underwater platform
The shipwreck - the target of one of the biggest maritime salvage operations in history - is now floating about 3-feet off the platform
Costa Concordia cruise ship moved from tragic crash site
Off the coast of Italy, Costa Concordia is one step closer to being towed to its final resting place
Two and a half years later, Costa Concordia finally refloated
It took a massive operation and $1.5 billion to refloat the Costa Concordia cruise ship
Costa Concordia cruise ship to be scrapped
It took one small act of incompetence to wreck the cruise ship, but it's taken 2.5 years and about $1 billion to get to the point of refloating the wreck
Costa Concordia captain boards capsized cruise ship
For 1st time since disaster off Italy's coast left 32 people dead, Capt. Schettino allowed back on stricken vessel amid manslaughter probe
Costa Concordia: Two-years later, salvage effort continues
With the Costa Concordia’s massive salvage effort far from over, thieves could still be interested in what’s left on board
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Concordia passengers allegedly ordered back to cabins post-crash
Two crew members testify they were ordered to tell passengers there had only been a blackout after the ship hit rocks; 32 eventually died
Moving Costa Concordia wreck may be as difficult as flipping it over
The Costa Concordia cruise ship that capsized off the coast of Italy in January 2012 is now right-side-up after a 19-hour operation
5 more bodies found in Concordia wreckage
The bodies were discovered under the hull of the Italian cruise ship; 30 bodies now found and only 2 remain missing
Costa Concordia capt. vows to take helm again
Disgraced Francesco Schettino returns to court to contest his dismissal, vows he will "certainly" command a ship again
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Rare and eerie images of the half-sunken passenger ship marooned off the coast of Tuscany
Memorial on anniversary of Costa Concordia disaster
Victims of the cruise ship accident remembered, as shell of capsized ship still remains
Costa Concordia victims mark 1-year anniversary
Survivors of disaster and relatives of the dead join at the site of cruise liner run aground off Italy to remember 32 lives lost
The Costa Concordia, one year later
The Costa Concordia, one year later
Cruise survivors get cold shoulder a year later
Costa Concordia company's chief executive tells survivors of 2012 shipwreck they're not invited to official anniversary ceremonies
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