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Prosecution may seek a 20-year jail term for Schettino:
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Assets frozen / seized for 3 defendants -- Francesco Schettino, Manrico Giampedroni (hotel director) and Roberto Ferrarini (fleet crisis coordinator).
http://genova.ogginotizie.it/227189-costa-concordia-sequestrati-i-beni-di-schettino/
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How about Miss Moldovia? She is no longer employed by Costa and is not being indicted so she is free to talk yet she has stopped talking -- so has Schettino's wife for that matter -- she has stopped supporting him like she did at the start. Wonder what's up? :eek:Max ... Did it occur to you that the others involved are saying nothing because they are still employed by Costa? unlike Schettino. -
Schettino has always felt he has to be his own PR person. As his story changes, (slipped, fell, jumped in the lifeboat) he only hurts himself so he's not doing a very good job.
Agreed... plus remember that Schettino's lawyer until the end of 2012, Bruno Leparotti, called it quits -- probably because he had a loose canon and deadbeat for a client. Every time Schettino opens his mouth he digs himself in a little deeper. It's not surprising Leparotti fired his a$$.
On another note, Schettino's dismissal (his firing from Costa) trial has been postponed by the Labor Court to July 4th.
Anyone have any news on Schettino's book deal?
It must be forthcoming since I imagine he needs the funds to pay his new lawyer.
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Piombino in Tuscany, was chosen by the Italian Governmnet as the site for the Concordia to be disassembled.
Sid -- you were right -- I believe you said early on that this would be the port of choice.
[URL]http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/italy-selects-tuscan-port-of-piombino-as-site-for-costa-concordia-cruise-ships-disassembly/2013/03/08/5fb04e6e-8817-11e2-b412-2e8596e7c927_story.html[/URL] -
[quote name='SomeBeach'][COLOR=blue]Water, the translations were pretty clear as to the charges. There might have been some he/she ID issues but that has no effect on our understanding. I've actually noticed that in many articles that are translated we get a she when it should be a he or he when it's a she.[/quote]Agree SB, and thanks Water! Still sifting through the boatload of charges... can't see anyway Schettino might be exonerated... did I miss something?
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[quote name='sidari']CT .... Me cheer for Captain Schettino ? wherever did you get that idea from ? i have a different point of view and an open mind not a closed one which i have always stated, but i have always stood by the fact that he would be found guilty!
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Hey Sid,
Since you have an open mind you might get a kick out of the newly published dictionary word:
schettino
1. verb: To flee without any consideration, dignity, grace or seeming self-respect, particularly from a catastrophic or embarrassing occurrence, with only one's own personal interests at stake.
To escape from a shocking situation which you are personally responsible for while leaving others to pick up the pieces.
2. noun: A derogatory term for a person or individual who possesses the unlikable characteristics of someone engaged in [B]schettino[/B]ing. -
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Yawn ... Boredom setting in again with the same old record going round and round and round and round ..[/QUOTE] Yep...the Schettino cheering section is conspicuously absent...time to get out your pom-poms Sid. ;) -
After viewing all of Schettino's interviews since the shipwreck, it appears that aside from having no conscience or moral compass, Schettino's mind is incapable of distinguishing a believable lie from one that is so preposterous only a psychopath could conger up.
At this point, after the experts have analyzed all the evidence, there is absolutely nothing this man could ever say that would exonerate him from the negligence of causing a shipwreck, deserting his ship and more damning in my view, his subsequent dereliction of duty. The evidence was caught on the black box tape, camera, photo, audio recordings, amateur videos, eyewitnesses etc., etc. There is no escaping the truth. The prosecution feels confident they can convict this man on what they have.
We are all human and anyone can fail in a moment of horrible terror such as the Concordia accident. The horror of something like a ship capsizing, the panic of the passengers, all could account for Schettino deserting the ship early, refusing to do his duty and letting go of his responsibility. But the overwhelming, unbelievable lies together with his arrogance and lack of empathy are the things that make this captain a true socially adept psychopath, IMHO.
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My thoughts exactly!Didn't Schettino say in his interview that he "drove or steered" the lifeboat away from the ship as it was falling "on top of them". If so, it couldn't have been a liferaft.Then he said it broke down (I'm assuming near the rocks). If this part is true, does it mean that the lifeboat broke down and he and the crew climbed onto the rocks and just left the people he just saved to drift aimlessly in the water, or did those passengers get off on the rocks, too? How did they manage to get to shore?
Like I said, I would love to hear from the 12 people he says he saved. Somehow, I'm guessing they may never materialize. I think he would be better off legally if he quit giving conflicting stories of what reallly happened.
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From my reading of the Italian newspapers, I believe the final tip happened at around 12:34am. Not sure when Schettino hightailed it out of there but it was probably right after he gave the abandon ship order, add a few more minutes for the time it took for him to change into civilian clothes. He was spotted ashore wrapped in a blanket at around 11:40pm so that would be a good 45 minutes before the final tip.What we need is the time frame of when the Captain left and when the ship actually did the final tip.Does anyone else find it interesting that none of the other Bridge Officers are talking? We aren't even hearing from the "other woman" now either.
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As was mentioned previously the captain changed into civilian clothes -- would be hard for anyone in a state of panic to know it was him -- especially if they had never met him before!Strange to note that not one passenger saw the boat that Schettino left by or those with him! which gives rise to the fact that everyone who could get off the Starboard side had already done so.
Schettino stated in the 2nd part of the channel 7 interview (see video in previous post) that he tried to get a motor boat to go over to the other side but the sea was too rough. The vice mayor of Giglio and CG were able to get there using small boats and climbed up the ladder to help passengers while Schettino was sitting on the rocks coordinating zippo."His explanation of how he ended up in a lifeboat actually make sense to me. If the ship was rolling over on them like he said, he really had no choice but to get on a lifeboat"MDSue .... A few of us made this point many months ago and if as "watertheodds" says in his post that they were actually in a Liferaft there would have been no way of getting that round to the Port side of the ship apart from being towed by a Lifeboat or Tender.
Got from the rock to where? His hotel room? It was mentioned he took a cab.Has anyone seen or read anywhere how Schettino got from the Rock he says he sat on for at least an hour looking at the ship to the Harbour ?He was arrested the next morning at the hotel. If the Italian authorities thought he acted properly he would have never been arrested. Now there is an indictment along with a serious host of charges and a possible trial.
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His explanation of how he ended up in a lifeboat actually make sense to me. If the ship was rolling over on them like he said, he really had no choice but to get on a lifeboat. Once he was off the ship, I doubt he could reasonably get back on.
I think the real issues are the causes of the crash and his denial of the severity afterwards.
What is egregiously criminal is after having caused the accident in the first place, the captain got on a lifeboat on the same side of the ship where many people were waiting to get on -- i.e. the 5 year old girl and her father and the elderly American couple who later died, to name a few. Schettino and his cronies managed to find an available lifeboat and navigated safety to the rocks where they watched the drama unfold well BEFORE the ship did its final list. If the Coast Guard and the Vice Mayor of Giglio could get on the ship using the ladder on the other side to help passengers, Schettino could have done so as well. We do know that in the middle of the crisis he manged to plan his get away and changed from his captain uniform into civilian clothes presumably so he would not be spotted by the other passengers leaving before they did -- why else would he bother to change clothes when the ship was sinking?
I agree that the real issue is that he caused the crash, but abandoning ship and refusing to get back on while watching the rescue effort from a rock at a safe distance is why he has so many charges against him in addition to the actual crash in the indictment.
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Lies, lies and more lies.
His arrogance and lies have no bounds!
Hear the story of how Schettino ended up in a lifeboat -- he no longer tripped and fell. The reason he he gives as to why he was on the rocks (caught on infrared camera) is that the lifeboat's engine failed and that is where they landed -- HA! --this is after he says he saved a dozen people by steering the lifeboat away from the listing ship. Where are did these dozen people go and why are they not on the rocks with him if the engine failed? Why is it there is only Schettino and a few crew members on the rocks? He goes on to say he tried to get a boat to go over to the other side but the sea was too rough -- HA! -- funny how the Coast Guard was able to get to the side with the ladder (why didn't he try to get on one of the CG boats?) and help the hundreds of passengers he abandoned while watching the tragedy unfold safely on the rocks.
He should stick with one story and stop changing it with every interview. I'm surprised he is even giving interviews with the indictment handed down and a possible trial on the way packed with myriad charges against him. Bad move!
Hear him in the 2nd of the 2-part exclusive interview: :eek:
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I will continue to translate and post if anyone is interested - or we can wait for a link in english.
Thanks WTO! Much appreciated!
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NEW -- Schettino interview TONIGHT on channel 7 news in the Miami / Fort Lauderdale area. This is Part II of a two part series exclusively on channel 7. Might be posted on their website after the news I hear. Will post link if available.
Here is Part I:
http://www.wsvn.com/features/articles/carmelcase/MI97389/costa-concordia-captain-speaks/
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Here is the full official 60 page report from the court of Grosetto outlining charges against Schettino et al and describing how the 32 passengers died. It is in Italian -- not sure when the English version will come out.
http://corrierefiorentino.corriere.it/media/pdf/concordia/concordia.pdf
From an article in Corriere De La Sera:
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Sad, sad stories of victims last moments on Concordia. Decision on trial coming soon.
http://news.sky.com/story/1060340/costa-concordia-victims-last-moments-revealed
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Last I heard nobody could find the helmsman. He went home and disappeared.
Correct -- he went to back to Indonesia and his whereabouts are not known. Can't say that I blame him for disappearing -- not sure he would come out ahead if he doesn't have the funds to be properly represented.
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A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for April 15th for Francesco Schettino, officers Ciro Ambrosio and Silvia Coronica, the helmsman Jacob Rusli, the head of Costa Cruises crisis unit Roberto Ferrarini and the hotel director Manrico Giampedroni.
http://thalassa.blog.rainews24.it/2013/02/27/concordia-udienza-preliminare-il-15-aprile/
http://www.altroquotidiano.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5016103&catid=110
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Chief Prosecutor Francesco Verusio said after a sophisticated scientific and other technological investigation was carried out, `'the determining cause of the events of the shipwreck, deaths and injuries, is, unfortunately, dramatically due to the human factor."
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ITALY_SHIP_AGROUND?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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Costa Concordia Victims Win U.S. Jurisdiction Victory
http://www.marinelink.com/news/jurisdiction-concordia352027.aspx
In other related news, Costa Crociere is seeking a plea deal of 1 million Euros (1.35 million dollars) with Italian prosecutors. :eek:
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Cruise ship looking for a Captain. Schettino, step up to the plate.
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Wonder how many bookings a cruise with Schettino as captain would get. How many people besides CS would be on that ship and glad to be there? CS, you disappeared -- did you ever find those links?CT, in the Gazzett link Schettino says he would "gladly return to the helm." Don't know that any of his passengers would feel glad if he was there.
Concordia News: Please Post Here
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Hi SB - Yes, that's right. I think they did approve only Ciro Ambrosio's request thus far as noted in the link I posted: