Captain of shipwrecked Costa cruise liner loses appeal against prison sentence

The Italian captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that crashed into a reef in 2012, killing 32 people, is set for prison after losing his final appeals bid.

Captain of shipwrecked Costa cruise liner loses appeal against prison sentence

The Italian captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that crashed into a reef in 2012, killing 32 people, is set for prison after losing his final appeals bid.

The Court of Cassation, Italy's highest criminal tribunal, in a ruling on Friday evening upheld Francesco Schettino's lower court convictions and his 16-year prison sentence.

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