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Costa Concordia captain claims company ordered ‘salute’ to island
Francesco Schettino reportedly challenges Costa over cruise collision by saying firm ‘planned and wanted’ manoeuvreFrancesco Schettino, the cruise ship captain accused of steering the Costa Concordia into rocks on the island of Giglio in a reckless bid to “salute” the island, has reportedly said he was ordered to carry out the manoeuvre by ship owner Costa Crociere. “The salute at Giglio on 13 January was planned and wanted by Costa before the departure from Civitavecchia,” Schettino told a judge investigating the collision, according to transcripts leaked to Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
published date:Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:10:20 GMT