https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Florence's appeals court on Tuesday upheld the 16-year jail term for Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that sank off Italy in 2012 leaving 32 people dead. https://www.thelocal.it/20160601/italy-appeals-court-upholds-16-year-sentence-for-concordia-captain Wed, 01 Jun 2016 10:15:58 +0200 italy-appeals-court-upholds-16-year-sentence-for-concordia-captain Disgraced skipper Francesco Schettino on Thursday began his battle to avoid prison for the 2012 cruise ship disaster off Italy in which 32 people died, his lawyers arguing that others should shoulder the blame. https://www.thelocal.it/20160429/cruise-captain-shirks-blame-at-italy-shipwreck-appeal Fri, 29 Apr 2016 10:23:34 +0200 cruise-captain-shirks-blame-at-italy-shipwreck-appeal Italian prosecutors have called for a tougher jail sentence for Francesco Schettino, captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner, arguing his "Titanic responsibility" over the disaster deserves more than 16 years behind bars. https://www.thelocal.it/20150922/prosecutors-demand-more-jail-time-for-schettino Tue, 22 Sep 2015 11:46:41 +0200 prosecutors-demand-more-jail-time-for-schettino Francesco Schettino, ex-captain of the Costa Concordia, has dedicated his new book, Le Verità Sommerse (The Sunken Truths) to the families of the shipwreck's 32 victims. https://www.thelocal.it/20150625/concordia-captain-dedicates-book-to-victims Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:31:24 +0200 concordia-captain-dedicates-book-to-victims Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino has vowed that he will never accept his conviction for abandoning ship on the night of the 2012 cruise ship disaster. https://www.thelocal.it/20150212/defiant-concordia-skipper-vows-to-clear-his-name Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:11:00 +0100 defiant-concordia-skipper-vows-to-clear-his-name UPDATED: An Italian court on Wednesday sentenced Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino to 16 years and one month in prison for causing the 2012 cruise ship disaster which claimed 32 lives. https://www.thelocal.it/20150211/costa-concordia-capital-schettino-verdict Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:00:00 +0100 costa-concordia-capital-schettino-verdict Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino broke down in tears in court on Wednesday as he made an emotional last-ditch appeal to judges to clear him of causing the 2012 disaster. https://www.thelocal.it/20150211/schettino-in-tears-as-concordia-verdict-looms Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:10:00 +0100 schettino-in-tears-as-concordia-verdict-looms Francesco Schettino, the skipper of the ill-fated Costa Concordia, could learn on Wednesday whether he has been convicted of manslaughter and other charges over the 2012 disaster. https://www.thelocal.it/20150211/day-of-judgement-looms-for-concordia-skipper Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:13:00 +0100 day-of-judgement-looms-for-concordia-skipper Lawyers defending Costa Concordia skipper Francesco Schettino called on Monday for his acquittal on manslaughter charges, saying their client may have saved many lives in the 2012 disaster. https://www.thelocal.it/20150209/schettino-saved-many-lives-in-concordia-tragedy Mon, 09 Feb 2015 17:58:00 +0100 schettino-saved-many-lives-in-concordia-tragedy UPDATED: Italian prosecutors called on Monday for Francesco Schettino, the captain of the doomed Costa Concordia, to serve 26 years and three months in jail for the 2012 shipwreck which left 32 people dead. https://www.thelocal.it/20150126/prosecutors-seek-26-years-jail-for-concordia-captain Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:49:00 +0100 prosecutors-seek-26-years-jail-for-concordia-captain Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino claimed on Wednesday that his decision to delay evacuation of the stricken cruise ship may actually have saved lives in the 2012 disaster. https://www.thelocal.it/20141203/schettino-claims-his-actions-saved-lives Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:18:00 +0100 schettino-claims-his-actions-saved-lives UPDATED: Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino told a court on Tuesday that he was showing off when he steered the cruise ship onto rocks off the Italian island of Giglio, triggering a disaster in which 32 passengers and crew died. https://www.thelocal.it/20141202/schettino-takes-to-the-stand-in-concordia-trial Tue, 02 Dec 2014 12:52:00 +0100 schettino-takes-to-the-stand-in-concordia-trial Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino said on Thursday he will report his ex-lover Domnica Cemortan for “false testimony”, after she made fresh claims about the cruise ship disaster. https://www.thelocal.it/20141003/schettino-blasts-ex-lover-over-false-testimony Fri, 03 Oct 2014 14:11:00 +0200 schettino-blasts-ex-lover-over-false-testimony Domnica Cemortan, the former lover of Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino, said he has until tomorrow to “tell the truth” over the moments after the fatal cruise ship crash, or she will reveal all. https://www.thelocal.it/20140929/concordia-captains-lover-in-tell-the-truth-threat Mon, 29 Sep 2014 19:19:00 +0200 concordia-captains-lover-in-tell-the-truth-threat Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino returns to court on Monday, where he faces manslaughter charges over the cruise ship sinking that killed 32 people, weeks after teaching students in Rome about emergency procedures. https://www.thelocal.it/20140922/schettino-back-in-court-over-concordia-crash Mon, 22 Sep 2014 11:58:00 +0200 schettino-back-in-court-over-concordia-crash Italian captain Francesco Schettino lashed out at a media "frenzy" on Thursday after his first return to the Costa Concordia, saying people who accused him of abandoning the ship had not understood "a bloody thing". https://www.thelocal.it/20140227/captain-slams-frenzy-on-return-to-shipwreck Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:13:32 +0100 captain-slams-frenzy-on-return-to-shipwreck Italian captain Francesco Schettino on Thursday prepared to return on board his Costa Concordia cruise ship, more than two years after leaving it in a hurry as it sank in a tragedy that claimed 32 lives. https://www.thelocal.it/20140227/disgraced-captain-to-board-cruise-ship-wreck Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:37:00 +0100 disgraced-captain-to-board-cruise-ship-wreck A trainee officer on board the Costa Concordia when it sank off an Italian island last year told a court Monday that the captain did not fall off the stricken liner on to a lifeboat as he claims, but jumped to safety. https://www.thelocal.it/20131111/concordia-captain-jumped-off-sinking-ship Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:56:07 +0100 concordia-captain-jumped-off-sinking-ship An Italian crew member testified on Monday that Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino was "too calm" during the cruise ship tragedy that claimed 32 lives last year. https://www.thelocal.it/20131008/captain-too-calm-in-costa-concordia-crash Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:05:00 +0200 captain-too-calm-in-costa-concordia-crash