Lawyers for the captain of the capsized Costa Concordia have made a last-ditch appeal, asking the court trying him for the 2012 shipwreck to consider errors of other crew, not just his conduct.

The Costa Concordia cruise ship captain has admitted he was showing off and wanted to ‘kill three birds with one stone” as he gave evidence in court for the first time about the 2012 shipwreck off an Italian island that killed 32 people.

The Costa Concordia cruise ship captain has given evidence in court for the first time about the 2012 shipwreck off an Italian island that killed 32 people.

The Italian court trying the captain of the Costa Concordia heard grim details about how the 32 victims of the shipwreck drowned, some after diving or falling into the sea from the capsized cruise liner when lifeboats were no longer accessible.

The Italian court trying the captain of the Costa Concordia has heard grim details of how the 32 victims of the shipwreck drowned, some after diving or falling into the sea from the capsized cruise liner when lifeboats were no longer accessible.