Costa Concordia captain to attend hearings

The captain of the stricken Costa Concordia cruise liner will attend pre-trial hearings this week where experts will present analysis of the events that led to the vessel hitting a rock off the Italian coast in January and the deaths of 30 people.

The luxury ship has been sitting half-submerged on the sea floor near the Tuscan island of Giglio since the accident 10 months ago.

At least 30 people died during a chaotic night time evacuation of 4,200 passengers and crew, and another two bodies have still not been recovered.