Schettino, the captain of the luxury cruise liner, will go on trial in Grosseto on July 9 on several charges including multiple manslaughter and deserting the ship on the night of the accident.
Thirty-two people were killed in the disaster when it ran aground off the coast of Giglio and the bodies of two of the victims have never been found. Domnica Cemortan, a year-old cruise ship passenger hostess and former dancer, was reportedly on the bridge with Schettino when the ship struck rocks off the island on January 13 last year. Captain Schettino. Schettino 'was thrown off cruise liner'. Costa Concordia will not be moved until May. Concordia trial: I was captain's lover, admits Moldovan dancer.
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The Concordia wreck still sits in the waters off Giglio, and has become something of a tourist attraction. Since the accident she has not worked regularly and Costa did not renew her contract. When contacted by The Telegraph through her Italian agent today, Ms Cemortan sent an email response saying she was out of the country.
Schettino has always argued he saved lives by managing to steer the stricken vessel closer to shore so it did not sink in deep water where hundreds might have drowned. Terms and Conditions. Style Book. Weather Forecast. Accessibility links Skip to article Skip to navigation.
