Johannesburg, Jan. 28 (ANI): The wrecked Costa Concordia's captain, Francesco Schettino, refused an offer to get back aboard the ship that he had abandoned before it had been fully evacuated, an Italian court has heard.
On the night of 13 January 2012, the Concordia took a detour near the island of Giglio to please a member of the crew whose relatives live there, and hit a reef and partially capsized. Some 32 people of the 4229 people on board died.
According to news24, during the trial, firefighter commander Carlo Galli said he went to the cliff where Schettino was along with other survivors.
Galli said the captain had refused to accept his offer to come up on the ship.
Schettino insists that he slipped off the Concordia as it rolled over after hitting rocks off the island of Giglio, and fell onto a lifeboat, which carried him ashore.
Galli added that when he repeated the invitation, telling him he could bring him close to the ship, another Concordia officer who was there with him said it was a good idea to try to get back on board. Schettino once again said no, the report said.
According to the report, Schettino earned a worldwide reputation of being a coward when, in the aftermath of the disaster, it emerged that he disobeyed orders from rescue officials to climb back aboard.(ANI)
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