Costa concordia shipwreck update

Here are some key dates in the saga, including the trial of the captain and the remarkable engineering feat to right the liner from its side so it could be towed away for scrap. It drifts without power until it comes to rest on its side offshore. After weeks of searches, rescue crews confirm 32 people died. Gregorio De Falco uses colorful expletives to order Schettino to get back on board to coordinate the evacuation. July 9, Schettino goes on trial for manslaughter, abandoning ship and causing the shipwreck.

The trial is held in a 1,seat theater on the mainland in Grosseto, a spacious venue so survivors and relatives of victims can attend. July 20, Five Costa employees are convicted of manslaughter in a separate trial, receiving sentences of less than three years after entering plea bargains. July 23, As boat sirens wail and bells toll, the Concordia begins its final voyage as it is towed from Giglio to be turned into scrap.

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Marshall Fire: Full Coverage. Sign up for our newsletters and get news that matters sent to your inbox. Close 1 of 3. Max Rossi. Comments are open to Gazette subscribers only Subscribe Login. And on Thursday, as he arrived for the commemorative mass, he received an award from the Civil Protection Agency. The anniversary comes as the cruise ship industry, shut down in much of the world for months because of the coronavirus pandemic, is again in the spotlight because of COVID outbreaks that threaten passenger safety.

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention last month warned people to avoid cruises, regardless of their vaccination status, because of the infection risk.

For Concordia survivors, the COVID infections on cruise ships are another indication that passenger safety still isn't a top industry priority. Concordia passengers were largely left on their own to find life jackets and a functioning lifeboat.

Because of the delayed evacuation order, many lifeboats couldn't be lowered because the ship was already on its side. Ester Percossi recalled being thrown to the ground in the dining room by the initial impact of the reef gashing into the hull "like an earthquake.

Just survival and that is it. Former Coast Guard Commander Gregorio De Falco returned for the commemorations, 10 years after he became something of a national hero when audio emerged of his expletive-laden communications with Schettino in the hours after impact, ordering him to get back on board and coordinate the rescue.

Costa sent representatives to the ceremonies and issued a statement saying the company's thoughts were with the victims and their relatives. Costa noted that since the disaster, it had undertaken the massive operation to right the ship, remove it, and restore the damaged seabed.

The cruise line, a unit of US-based Carnival, thanked the rescue crews and residents of Giglio as well as the Costa employees "who gave their assistance and worked restlessly that night and in the following phases with generosity and courage.