Francesco Schettino, described as “Captain Coward” by the press for abandoning the stricken ship, passed through the gates of the Rebibbia jail in … It hasn’t been easy, even among professionals, to have too much sympathy for Francesco Schettino, formerly master of the Costa Concordia, currently serving a 16 year prison sentence in Rome. A profile of 52-year-old Italian cruise liner captain Francesco Schettino, jailed for manslaughter for his role in the Costa Concordia maritime disaster in January 2012.

The captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship has been convicted of multiple charges of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in jail. Captain Francesco Schettino was on the bridge when the ship hit rocks and sank in 2012, killing 32 people.