Costa Concordia Torn Apart For Scrap Five Years After Tragedy Struck
The Costa Concordia has finally been dismantled for scrap five years after it tragically sank, killing 32 people. The ship hit an underwater rock in January 2012 and capsized in Isola del Giglio, near Tuscany. The vessel had been carrying 4,252 people and 32 of these tragically drowned when the ship sank. The captain of the ship Francesco Schettino was then sentenced to 16 tears in jail for manslaughter. He had caused outrage as he fled the ship before all of the passengers had escaped safely. His sentence was increased due to the fact he had given false information...
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