Italy marks 10 years since deadly Costa Concordia shipwreck
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The captain, Francesco Schettino, is serving a 16-year prison sentence for manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning a ship before all the passengers and crew had evacuated.Costa didn’t respond to emails seeking comment on the anniversary.Cruise Lines International Association, the world’s largest cruise industry trade association, stressed in a statement to The Associated Press that passenger and crew safety was the industry’s top priority, and that cruising remains one of the safest vacation experiences available.“Our thoughts continue to be with the victims of the Concordia tragedy and their families on this sad anniversary,” CLIA said.
As said here by TRISHA THOMAS and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press