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Francesco Schettino had handed himself in to the Rebibbia prison in Rome after the verdict, his lawyer said. Schettino was sentenced in after a court found him guilty of manslaughter, causing a maritime accident and abandoning ship.
The cruise ship capsized after hitting rocks off the Tuscan island of Giglio. Schettino was nicknamed "Captain Coward" by the media, after the coastguard released recordings of him in a lifeboat resisting orders to return to the stricken vessel. Schettino was absent during the supreme court hearings, following memorable appearances at his initial trial, where he broke down in tears while addressing judges.
As always happens in Italy, we need scapegoats. But Michelina Suriano, a lawyer representing the victims, said she was grateful that the long appeals process had come to an end. Globalization 2. Frustration, defiance in Welsh village to be abandoned to the sea.
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