Costa Concordia master Francesco Schettino has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in the capsize and sinking of the cruise ship off the Italian island of Giglio with the loss of 32 lives in January 2012. The three judges at the court in Grosseto in Tuscany, who began the hearing the case against 54-year-old Schettino in July 2013, announced their verdict on 11 February, just a few hours after hearing the final pleas of the master and his defence team.
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