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Now playing Next Italy Costa Concordia captain appeal begins Francesco Schettino wants his conviction overturned 28/04/2016
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Now playing Next Italy Costa Concordia captain asks to be acquitted of abandoning ship charge As the verdict looms in the Costa Concordia trial, lawyers plead or the captain to be acquitted of abandoning ship and say he should be found innocent of manslaughter. 10/02/2015
Now playing Next Italy Prosecutors demand 26 years in jail for Concordia's 'Captain Coward' 26/01/2015
Now playing Next Italy Costa Concordia trial: video "shows captain preparing to leave" - prosecution Leaked footage of the sinking of the Costa Concordia cruise liner purports to show captain about to abandon vessel before passengers had escaped 04/12/2014
Now playing Next Italy Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino takes stand at trial The captain of the cruise liner that ran aground and capsized off an Italian island gives evidence at his manslaughter trial. 02/12/2014