ITALIAN prosecutors say they are “satisfied”
with a US$1.3m settlement to avoid potential
criminal negligence charges for Costa Crociere
relating to the Costa Concordia disaster.
Individual lawsuits filed by passengers remain
unresolved however, as well as accusations of
manslaughter and causing a shipwreck levied
against Captain Francesco Schettino.
The Concordia is in the process of being
refloated from its year-long submersion off the
coast of Tuscany in Italy after running aground
last year, resulting in 32 passengers’ deaths.
