Italian Court Convicts Five over Costa Concordia Shipwreck

World | July 20, 2013, Saturday // 18:09
Bulgaria: Italian Court Convicts Five over Costa Concordia Shipwreck Italian coastguard vessels pass by a section of the Costa Concordia cruise ship which lists at 80 degrees off the island of Giglio, Tuscany, northern Italy on January 14 2012. Photo by EPA/BGNES

A court in Italy has convicted five people of manslaughter over the Costa Concordia shipwreck off Giglio island which killed 32 people in January 2012.

Two officers, the helmsman, the head of cabin service and the head of the crisis team were given up to two years and 10 months in jail for multiple manslaughter, negligence and shipwreck, the BBC informs.

They had agreed plea bargains and may avoid custodial sentences.

The ship’s captain, the only remaining defendant, was denied a plea bargain and is being tried separately.

The captain, Francesco Schettino, is charged with multiple manslaughter for causing the shipwreck and abandoning the vessel with thousands still aboard. His case will resume on September 23.

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