Costa Cruises had earlier said “preliminary indications” suggested Captain Francesco Schettino may have been guilty of “significant human error” which resulted in the Costa Concordia running aground, sparking a frantic evacuation operation.
The chairman and CEO of Costa Cruises on Monday blamed “human error” by the captain of the capsized cruise ship that ran aground off Italy’s west coast for the accident.
Steered too close to shore???
The ship approached the port from the south but sailed too close to the coastline and struck a rocky reef, known to locals as “Le Scole”, a few hundred yards out. Islanders said they had never seen the ship try to pass so close before. Ships usually pass by up to five miles away.
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