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Captain of doomed cruise liner faces more than 26 years in prison if found guilty of manslaughter, causing 2012 accident and abandoning ship.An Italian court is expected to announce a verdict this week in the case against Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that capsized in 2012, killing 32 people. If he is found guilty, Schettino could face more than 26 years in prison.The decision will draw a line under a disaster that shook Italy at a time when the country’s confidence was already hit by years of economic turmoil.It was Schettino’s hubris that came to define the Costa Concordia tragedy, and made it more significant than simply a terrible maritime accident.
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