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| The captain who is the only defendant on trial for the 2012 shipwreck of the cruise liner Costa Concordia off the Italian coast has arrived in court where he is expected to make a new request for a plea bargain. | The captain who is the only defendant on trial for the 2012 shipwreck of the cruise liner Costa Concordia off the Italian coast has arrived in court where he is expected to make a new request for a plea bargain. |
| Francesco Schettino's trial resumed on Wednesday in Grosseto, Italy, after a week's suspension due to a lawyers' strike. His lawyer, Donato Laino, told reporters the defence held out little hope the judge would allow a deal for Schettino to plead guilty in exchange for a sentence of three years and five months. Schettino faces up to 20 years if found guilty in a full trial on charges of manslaughter, abandoning ship and causing the shipwreck that claimed 32 lives. | |
| A different judge in pretrial hearings rejected Schettino's first bid but let five others bargain for more lenient sentences. Schettino calls himself an innocent scapegoat. | A different judge in pretrial hearings rejected Schettino's first bid but let five others bargain for more lenient sentences. Schettino calls himself an innocent scapegoat. |
| The giant ship flipped on its side off the Tuscan port of Giglio in January 2012 after it struck rocks during a manoeuvre that brought it too close to shore. | |
| Schettino, who left the ship before all of its crew and passengers had been rescued, faces charges including multiple manslaughter and abandoning ship. | Schettino, who left the ship before all of its crew and passengers had been rescued, faces charges including multiple manslaughter and abandoning ship. |
| He argues that he managed to prevent a worse disaster by steering the vessel into shallow waters after the impact to help the rescue operation. | He argues that he managed to prevent a worse disaster by steering the vessel into shallow waters after the impact to help the rescue operation. |
| The Concordia accident triggered a chaotic night-time evacuation of more than 4,000 passengers and crew from the 290-metre-long (951ft) ship, which still rests on a rock shelf outside Giglio port. | The Concordia accident triggered a chaotic night-time evacuation of more than 4,000 passengers and crew from the 290-metre-long (951ft) ship, which still rests on a rock shelf outside Giglio port. |
| Costa Cruises, a unit of Carnival Corp, agreed to pay a €1m (£867,000) fine to settle potential criminal charges in April. | Costa Cruises, a unit of Carnival Corp, agreed to pay a €1m (£867,000) fine to settle potential criminal charges in April. |
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