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Captain Schettino Returns to Costa Concordia Crime Scene

The much-reviled former captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia returned to the ill-fated cruise liner today as part of his trial for manslaughter, abandoning ship and causing a maritime disaster.

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On Thursday morning, an emotional and defiant Francesco Schettino, the erstwhile captain of the Costa Concordia, finally got back on board the ill-fated cruise liner he crashed into the rocks of Giglio island on Friday the 13th of January, 2012.

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