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| Costa Concordia: prosecutors request indictment of captain for manslaughter | Costa Concordia: prosecutors request indictment of captain for manslaughter |
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| Italian prosecutors have officially requested an indictment of the Costa Concordia's captain on manslaughter charges after the grounding of the cruise liner killed 32 people off the Tuscan coast last year. | Italian prosecutors have officially requested an indictment of the Costa Concordia's captain on manslaughter charges after the grounding of the cruise liner killed 32 people off the Tuscan coast last year. |
| Prosecutors in Grosseto, Tuscany, are also seeking the trial of Francesco Schettino on charges of causing a shipwreck and abandoning the vessel during the frantic and confused evacuation of passengers and crew. | Prosecutors in Grosseto, Tuscany, are also seeking the trial of Francesco Schettino on charges of causing a shipwreck and abandoning the vessel during the frantic and confused evacuation of passengers and crew. |
| The prosecutors said the Costa Concordia was conducting a publicity stunt off the coast of tiny Giglio island on the night of 13 January when it ran into a jagged reef, which left a 70-metre-long gash in the hull. The cruise liner quickly took on water and capsized, ending up on its side near the island's port. | The prosecutors said the Costa Concordia was conducting a publicity stunt off the coast of tiny Giglio island on the night of 13 January when it ran into a jagged reef, which left a 70-metre-long gash in the hull. The cruise liner quickly took on water and capsized, ending up on its side near the island's port. |
| Prosecutors also requested the indictment of five other crew members, including two officers who were on the bridge that night. The proposed charges against them vary, but all are accused of manslaughter. | Prosecutors also requested the indictment of five other crew members, including two officers who were on the bridge that night. The proposed charges against them vary, but all are accused of manslaughter. |
| Passengers were having dinner at a gala event when the accident occurred. Ship officials initially tried to minimise what had happened, saying only that there was a blackout, and evacuation was not immediately ordered. When the order did come, the ship was tilting to one side so much that many lifeboats couldn't be lowered. | Passengers were having dinner at a gala event when the accident occurred. Ship officials initially tried to minimise what had happened, saying only that there was a blackout, and evacuation was not immediately ordered. When the order did come, the ship was tilting to one side so much that many lifeboats couldn't be lowered. |
| Schettino has claimed it was his deft steering after the collision that allowed the ship to move closer to the port and help save lives. He has also said the reef was not marked on the ship's navigational charts. Sailors in the area say the reef is a well-known tourist attraction. | Schettino has claimed it was his deft steering after the collision that allowed the ship to move closer to the port and help save lives. He has also said the reef was not marked on the ship's navigational charts. Sailors in the area say the reef is a well-known tourist attraction. |
| The chief prosecutor, Francesco Verusio, said that after a sophisticated scientific and technological investigation, "the determining cause of the events of the shipwreck, deaths and injuries, is, unfortunately, dramatically due to the human factor". | The chief prosecutor, Francesco Verusio, said that after a sophisticated scientific and technological investigation, "the determining cause of the events of the shipwreck, deaths and injuries, is, unfortunately, dramatically due to the human factor". |
| It was not clear when a judge would rule on the indictment requests. | It was not clear when a judge would rule on the indictment requests. |
| Prosecutors said Costa Crociere, the Italian company which owns the cruise ship, has asked for a plea bargain agreement which, if accepted, could see Costa pay a €1m (£877,000) fine. The company has blamed Schettino for the incident. | Prosecutors said Costa Crociere, the Italian company which owns the cruise ship, has asked for a plea bargain agreement which, if accepted, could see Costa pay a €1m (£877,000) fine. The company has blamed Schettino for the incident. |
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