Costa captain 'wanted to get close' to reef

The captain of the doomed Costa Concordia hit a reef off the coast of a Tuscan island after being disappointed at not getting close enough to it on an earlier attempt, his trial has been told.

Crew member Maitre d’ Antonello Tievoli, who comes from the island of Giglio, said he asked captain Francesco Schettino make a close pass as a favour to his family who lived there.