An Italian judge has accepted plea bargain agreements for four Costa Concordia crew members and a manager from owners Costa Crociere, in the first legal punishments for last year's shipwreck.
Deputy commander Ciro Ambrosio, third officer Silvia Coronica, helmsman Jacob Rusli Bin, cabin service manager Manrico Giampiedroni and Costa Crociere crisis co-ordinator Roberto Ferrarini were indicted for manslaughter and causing serious injuries.
Ferrarini, who had been accused of delaying rescue operations in a bid to minimise damage to the company's reputation, was handed a 34-month jail term, the longest sentence.
Giampiedroni was given a 30-month term.
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Ambrosio, Coronica and Indonesia-born Rusli Bin - who allegedly failed to understand orders from captain Francesco Schettino - had also been indicted for causing a shipwreck.
They were handed jail terms of 23, 18 and 20 months respectively.
Saturday's decision left Schettino as the sole defendant in court proceedings that started this week in Grosseto, central Italy.
He faces multiple charges including manslaughter, shipwreck and abandoning his vessel.
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| Five have been convicted in relation to the fatal 2012 Costa Concordia shipwreck. Photo: AFP |
Deputy commander Ciro Ambrosio, third officer Silvia Coronica, helmsman Jacob Rusli Bin, cabin service manager Manrico Giampiedroni and Costa Crociere crisis co-ordinator Roberto Ferrarini were indicted for manslaughter and causing serious injuries.
Ferrarini, who had been accused of delaying rescue operations in a bid to minimise damage to the company's reputation, was handed a 34-month jail term, the longest sentence.
Giampiedroni was given a 30-month term.
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Ambrosio, Coronica and Indonesia-born Rusli Bin - who allegedly failed to understand orders from captain Francesco Schettino - had also been indicted for causing a shipwreck.
They were handed jail terms of 23, 18 and 20 months respectively.
Saturday's decision left Schettino as the sole defendant in court proceedings that started this week in Grosseto, central Italy.
He faces multiple charges including manslaughter, shipwreck and abandoning his vessel.
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