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Costa Concordia trial delayed

2013-07-09 188 Dailymotion

The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which capsized last year killing 32 people, leaves an Italian court with media in hot pursuit.<br/> <br />A judge has ordered Captain Francesco Schettino's trial be postponed until the later in the month due to a nationwide lawyer's strike.<br/> <br />The ship carrying 4,000 passengers capsized off the coast of Giglio in January 2012 after it struck rocks during a manoeuvre that brought it too close to shore.<br/> <br />Schettino is charged with multiple counts of manslaughter and abandoning ship, since he left the stricken vessel before many of the crew and passengers had been rescued.<br/> <br />The captain contends he actually saved lives by steering the ship into shallower waters following the impact to help rescue operations.<br/> <br />On Tuesday, a few locals said Schettino shares some, but not all of the blame for the tragedy.<br/> <br />The young Moldovan woman reportedly on the bridge with Schettino during the accident also made an unexpected appearance in c

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