Evidence mounts against cruise ship captain

Maritime authorities, passengers and mounting evidence pointed toward the captain of a cruise liner that ran aground and capsized off the Tuscan coast, amid accusations that he abandoned ship before everyone was safely evacuated and was showing off when he steered the vessel far too close to shore.

The Costa Crociera company, which owns the Costa Concordia cruise ship, released a statement refuting the earlier claims by Captain Francisco Schettino, saying that the captain had "made an error of judgment which has had serious consequences."

Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan reports from Isola Del Giglio, Italy.

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[MrFattyfatfatboy]

Titanic english captain went down with ship, italian captain not so dumm

[riptide1111]

@truthseeker010101

are you serious or just stupid?? the captain made no indication that he did anything other than veer off a course that has been used often and flee like a piece of shit coward. the boat never fully sank so no reason that he has to DIE on the ship, just not be the first one off the boat. he is an idiot and a coward.

[ATLANTICCITY24]

WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THE FACT THAT PASSENGERS HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING TO & INTO THE LIFEBOATS YET THE CAPTIAN SOMEHOW MANAGED TO FALL INTO A LIFEBOAT.

[clarkdio]

what a pos he will rot in hell for leaving that ship.

[mcgavocks]

DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!!!!

[RikiBono]

@Balian49 Chirstopher Columbs WAS ITALIAN, you retard 

[souloukex]

i couldn't find the helicopter ,so i took a lifeboat

[Guitarbuddy449]

Captain saved a bunch of lives. the hard truth is "So what?" If he had been doing his job as a captain he wouldn't've had to save "a bunch of lives." The amount of people he saved vs. the amount of people he ditched when he decided "Hey I have to save myself and get off" doesn't even come close. Its not "Nobody looks at the good he did" its "He failed at being a captain" which includes choosing a safe route, helping EVERYBODY off and making sure the people he was transporting came before himself

[MillyLush]

I agree with those who say that the captain is a coward. But i disagree with those who say that all italians are coward. Not generalize! I'm Italian and if i were schettino i wouldn' t have jumped ship

[hazman2008]

@MrFattyfatfatboy good one

[grant11102]

The dick with the top rated comment who insults the captain of the titanic for doing his duty by going down with his ship is just ignorant, the Spanish captain had a responsibility to see the evacuation of passengers and crew before he got off

But no, he fled to one of the first life boats so to the prick at the top, fuck you, Titanic's captain wasnt dumm he was a brave, noble man who went down with titanic because there were was no way to save those left on board

You sir are an ignorant FUCK