Some accounts have reported that Schettinos hair showed trace amounts of cocaine and that there was a considerable amount of cocaine on the ship as it capsized. The ship hit the reef at and authorities were not alerted to the problem until despite port officials asking the Costa Concordia if there was a problem on board.
Schettino insisted the ship was just suffering from a blackout. Meaning that the captain should make sure that everybody else is off the ship before they disembark. Now you go to the bow, you climb up the emergency ladder and coordinate the evacuation. Are you abandoning the rescue? Captain, this is an order, I am the one in charge now. Do you want to go home?
The full conversation with Captain Schettino can be heard on the video below english subtitles available. By there were passengers still on the ship. A full 90 minutes after Schettino had abandoned the ship.
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The Costa Concordia disaster in resulted in the deaths of 32 people. The captain of the commuter ferry was found guilty of the manslaughter of 39 people. Already subscribed? Log in. Forgotten your password? Francesco Schettino had handed himself in to the Rebibbia prison in Rome after the verdict, his lawyer said.
Schettino was sentenced in after a court found him guilty of manslaughter, causing a maritime accident and abandoning ship. The cruise ship capsized after hitting rocks off the Tuscan island of Giglio.
Image source, AFP. Francesco Schettino has not yet begun serving his year sentence. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Disaster timeline. Image source, C British Broadcasting Corporation.
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