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Hearing set for Italian cruise ship captain under house arrest
Francesco Schettino faces possible charges of manslaughter, shipwreck and abandoning ship.
February 6th, 2012
05:18 AM ET

Hearing set for Italian cruise ship captain under house arrest

A closed-door hearing to determine whether the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship should remain under house arrest is set for Monday.

Francesco Schettino faces possible charges of manslaughter, shipwreck and abandoning ship after the vessel struck rocks and rolled onto its side in the waters off the Italian island of Giglio on January 13.

Sixteen bodies have been recovered, and 16 people remain missing from the roughly 4,200 people who were aboard the cruise liner.

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  1. Greek American

    Sorry captain, but you are going to be made an example of and most likely receive the toughest sentence allowed by Italian law I'm sure.

    February 6, 2012 at 7:30 pm | Report abuse | Reply

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