Captain ‘guilty of human error’

OWNERS of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship last night said “preliminary indications” suggested the captain may have been guilty of “significant human error”.

Francesco Schettino was reportedly being questioned by Italian prosecutors on suspicion of multiple manslaughter and abandoning ship, after five people were killed in the cruising tragedy off the Tuscan coast on Friday night.

Costa Cruises, the luxury ship’s owners, issued a statement calling into question Capt Schettino’s judgment.