Captain of Wrecked Cruise Ship Ordered to Stand Trial

32 were killed off coast of Tuscany

Reason Staff | 5.22.2013 2:45 PM

A judge in Italy has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia to stand trial in the shipwreck of the cruise liner, which struck a reef off Tuscany last year, killing 32 people.

Francesco Schettino will be the only defendant in the trial, which begins on July 9 in the Tuscan town of Grosseto. The indictment was announced on Wednesday.

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Captain of Wrecked Cruise Ship Ordered to Stand Trial

32 were killed off coast of Tuscany

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