First convictions from the Costa Concordia shipwreck that killed 32 people

Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:09 UTC

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A court in Italy has convicted five people of manslaughter over the Costa Concordia shipwreck off Giglio Island which killed 32 people in January 2012. Two officers, the helmsman, the head of cabin service and the head of the crisis team were given up to two years and 10 months in jail for multiple manslaughter, negligence and shipwreck. Read full article

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GeoffWard2
.. head of cabin services convicted of multiple manslaughter, negligence and shipwreck!

Was he steering at the time? locking passengers in their cabins? failing to put lifejackets in the cabins? .. or just jumping off the ship before the passengers?
Need a bit of information here.
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