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Costa Concordia Captain Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison

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02.11.15 | 2:29 pm
Francesco Schettino attends his trial at the Grosseto court, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Whatever verdict is delivered in the trial of the Italian sea captain for the shipwreck of the Costa Concordia cruise line... Francesco Schettino attends his trial at the Grosseto court, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Whatever verdict is delivered in the trial of the Italian sea captain for the shipwreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner and for the deaths of 32 people, survivors and victims' families already are wondering if justice will be done. The trial, expected to bring a verdict this week, has a sole defendant. Francesco Schettino is accused of causing the shipwreck on the night of Jan. 13, 2012, when he steered too close to a tiny Tuscan island, smashing into a granite reef that sliced open the hull, sending seawater rushing in. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) MORE LESS

GROSSETO, Italy (AP) — The captain of the capsized Costa Concordia luxury liner has been convicted of multiple charges of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in jail.

Francesco Schettino wasn’t present when Judge Giovanni Puliatti read out the verdict Wednesday night in a Grosseto theater.

The verdict and sentencing brought a close to a trial that has been running since July 2013.

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  1. SIxteen years? He got off very lightly. That’s just six months for each of the people he killed.

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