The Costa Concordia cruise ship runs aground off Italy on January 13, 2012 while on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea resulting in 32 deaths.
It had deviated from her planned route at Isola del Giglio, Italy, in order to perform a sail-by salute and struck a rock formation on the sea floor. This caused the ship to list and then to partially sink, landing unevenly on an underwater ledge. Although a six-hour rescue effort brought more than 4200 of the passengers ashore, 32 people died: 27 passengers and five crew. A member of the salvage team also died from injuries received during the recovery operation.
Capitan Francesco Schettino, was charged with various crimes, convicted of manslaughter and abandoning ship. He received a 16-year prison sentence for his role in the chaotic evacuation and delayed response. and went to prison.
