The Cost of Concordia

[Music] The Costa Concordia ship of dreams. It's been 8 years. I can still smell the buffets from their five restaurants.

The casino and threestory theater had hardly been used. Ah, the gym, the day spa, the sheets in her 1,500 luxurious cabins hadn't even been slept in. Cost of Concordia cost $570 million to build.

And you could tell, you could really tell. [Music] I remember it like it was just a few years ago. We had left Civcia, a port in Rome, and we were making our way to Savona.

It was day two of our 7-day journey. But that ship, I She was cursed. Oh my word.

When she premiered, the traditional bottle of champagne bounced right off the side instead of smashing. A bad omen, but I'm not the superstitious type. Nothing could go wrong on Friday the 13th of January, 2012 on the 100th year anniversary of the Titanic on a ship that's also only safety rated for two compartment flooding.

Especially not when you have a five-star maxle captain like Francisco Scatino, a man who mysteriously rose from head of security to the position of captain within just a couple of years. He knows exactly what to do in case of an emergency. For example, when he caused this emergency in 2008 when he crashed into a port in Sicily and in 2010 in Venomon, Germany when he was steering a different ship and came into port too fast and caused another collision.

I've got a good feeling about this. So, let's set the scene. It's a beautiful evening.

People are having fun on the slides, drinks at the bar. Antonio Magnota is playing piano at the restaurant. Martin the magician is setting up for his show and the ship is setting up for a little detour.

It's called a sail by salute. Basically, you get real close to the shore and honk the horn. The locals hate it, but the customers love it and it's a tradition.

Scatino, the captain, comes into the dining hall with the lady, Dominica Samorton. Remember this face because you'll be seeing a lot of it later. Scatino eats his dinner with her and socializes for a little while.

Then he, Dominica, and the matraee finish up and excuse themselves. They're heading to the bridge. It's time for that sail by salute.

This time, they're going to get closer than ever, just 1,500 ft from the island of Gileio. And how are they going to determine this distance? Well, of course, the captain is going to eyeball it.

Apparently, it's not an uncommon thing to do. Scatino turns to the fella steering his helmsman Jacob Russen. First interesting tidbit costier has hired Jacob from Indonesia at a rock bottom price and he's a bit of a newbie to the job.

In fact, his profession hither too, a painter and a cleaner. It's his first time steering a massive ship and he's very excited. At least we think he is.

It's hard to tell because he doesn't speak English or Italian very well at all. Off to a good start. The second in command orders the helmsman to 290.

Now, don't be confused by these numbers. They're just the degrees on a compass. At the same time, the captain whips out his cell phone and calls former captain Mario Palumbo, who lives on the island.

They chat about the safe distance to Gileio's shores. It's all very casual. Anyway, Mario says that the safe distance is between 3 and4 miles from shore.

The captain is going allin. This is not his first sail by salute, so he's confident in what he's doing. We're going closer than we've ever been before.

The captain's eyeballing it again. H new heading of 300, he tells the helmsman. Downstairs, Martin is about to cut his assistant in half.

And of course, that means that there's already a lady inside this box. She's waiting for the queue, and then she'll poke her legs out. The captain is giving more orders.

Pulling gently to 310. Increase speed to 16 knots. Going this fast is going to be a fatal error.

But before we talk about that, let's talk about another big problem. Language barrier. Because at this point, the captain says 325, but the helmsman relays 315.

So the first officer intervenes and he goes, "No, no, no, 335. " Which is also wrong. And then the captain clarifies, "No, 325.

" The helmsman confirms 325. Their poor communication has them moving at a much wider angle than they think they are. However, the captain should and would know this, except for the next problem, complacency about procedure.

The standard procedure of a ship this large is for the third officer to give exact positional coordinates every time the captain gives a new directional order. But they're not doing that. 3:30, he says.

The helmsman relays 330. The ship reaches 16 knots. The captain then turns to the second officer and instructs him to go to the left wing.

That's these things here. And they basically exist so you can get a better view over the whole vessel. A few seconds pass and then the mood starts to turn.

Scatino notices white foam of waves breaking against the rocks directly in front of him in the distance. The Costa Concordia right now is almost 700 m closer to the rocks than it should be. Without deviation, there is going to be a direct collision.

Oh [ __ ] Scatino immediately commands the ship to start turning away. 335. Not enough.

The captain shouts 340. The captain yells, "350. " Now, remember how I said that accelerating to 16 knots was a fatal error?

Well, that's because it's made this ship incapable of such a drastic turn. What they've got is under steer. Here's an example.

The front end is not working. You're turning, turning, turning, and you're just going straight. You want to go over here, but you're going to end up over here.

So, despite the order of 350, right now, the bow is still only pointing at 327. Not nearly enough to miss the rock. And oh no, it's about to get worse.

That language barrier again. In these critical moments where every second counts, the helmsman wrongly relays 340. The captain snaps back 350 star.

We end up on the rocks. The third officer goes to assist the helmsman. Now, don't get confused by the orders from here.

We're changing over to rudder instructions. The captain yells, "Starboard 10. Starboard 20.

" And still, it's not enough. Hard to star it. That means as hard as it'll go.

But at this point, even if they clear these rocks, they need to get the rest of the ship to swing around it. So the captain yells, "Midship," which centers the runner. The bow is now less than 150 m from Skull Rock.

Port 10. But the helmsman only gets to port 5 before another order is given 2 seconds later. Port 20.

They might just avoid disaster here, maybe. But then, oh no. One more time, the helmsman [ __ ] up at the worst possible moment.

The helisman goes to starboard instead of port, undoing the swing. 8 seconds later, he realizes the error and corrects, but it's too late. He has just turned a probable near miss into a shore hit.

All they can do now is hold on as the bow of the ship narrowly passes by the rocks. Hard to port. The second officer yells, "We're going to hit collision.

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[Music] Add the ship hits rocks on the port side. A 53 m gash opens up in the hull and thousands of tons of water begin pouring in. A loud scraping and bang is heard by all passengers.

At the helm is panic. Rumblings in the dining room. Martin awkwardly pauses his act as he's helping his assistant into the box.

Meanwhile, the lady inside is trapped and terrified. There's confusion across the ship. All of the crew off shift come back on duty.

All officers run to the bridge. Technical crews run down to the lower decks to assess damage. On connection with the rocks, they lose propulsion and slow to 8.

3 knots, and they are now a drift. Close the watertight doors at Stern. Enormous volumes of water are pouring in.

So much so that within 29 seconds of collision, all six engines stop working through flooding. 22 seconds later, a blackout happens. Lights, electrics, the water pumps, too.

Everything. The captain orders the helmsman hard starboard. This is the final position of the rudder before power to that too is lost.

The Costa Concordia, now without power, is drifting starboard, plunged into absolute darkness. A quick breakdown of the flooding. When the Concordia struck land, it tore open three watertight compartments.

At first compartment five, which filled very rapidly, then six more slowly, four shortly after, then 783. Modern ships are built to withstand two compartment breaches. These compartments especially though are a problem because they contain the engines and the electrics.

These main generators give power to the whole ship. From propulsion motors to rudder to hotel functions, pretty much everything. When they went out, the ship was a functionless sinking cage.

A few seconds later, the emergency batteries for internal lighting and communications kick on. When the lights come back on, Martin has vanished. He's ditched the stage.

And it caused a huge panic in the theater. As passengers are trying to flee to their cabins and to muster stations, people already in their cabins come out and start putting on life vests. Staff rally and try to calm everyone down.

Everything is fine. There's no need for vests. Please return to your cabins.

The emergency generator starts. All of the watertight doors close except for door 12, which is jammed. The captain calls Pock, the chief engineer, as the ship begins to list on the port side.

There's water coming in. Yes, there's water. But where?

The engine room. But a lot of water. Yes, there's water.

You can't go down. Let's go down the other side. In a moment, we'll start the pumps.

I'll let you know. In the theater, the whole magic box apparatus slides right off the stage and falls into the crowd, further increasing panic. On the bridge, an announcement is being prepared.

They are going to lie to prevent a panic. Let's just say we have a blackout. The deputy chief engineer enters the engine control room.

He confirms to the bridge that at least compartments 5, six, and seven are flooded. Announcements are made of the captain to inform you that due to an electrical fault which is currently under control, we're currently in a blackout. Our technicians are working to resolve the situation and we'll inform you of developments as they occur.

Thank you for your attention. Coincidentally, at the same time in the restaurant, they're playing My Heart Will Go On and it's very much not helping the situation. The captain calls the cost a crisis unit, Roberto Ferrarini.

He tells the crisis unit that they've hit a rock, that they're assessing damages, and that they are also in a blackout. The crisis office says to reverse the ship up onto shore. Well, how are you going to do that?

You don't have power to the rudder, let alone the engine. You hoist the sails. Anyway, around this time, the wind direction creates a starboard list and the ship begins to turn anyway, drifting right back towards the shore, which is a very good thing because you want the ship to end up as close to shore as possible.

A panicked passenger senses that something is off. This isn't like any electrical problem that she's ever seen. Plus, there was a massive crashing noise and now the ship is tilting.

So, she contacts her daughter in Italy. The daughter then calls the police and the police call the harbor master. While that goes on, a conversation between Pon and Ambrosio.

The diesel is not starting. The captain asks the engine room, "But where have we made contact? " Thinking that the incoming water can be reduced.

"Captain, here everything is lost. The electrical panel, everything. " They're saying at this point that the ship is going down.

The captain calls Roberto Ferini again. Uh, actually two compartments have been flooded, but don't worry, the ship stability isn't in danger. Wrong.

Passengers begin going to muster stations on their own initiative. The cruise director says, "We have a lot of people at muster stations that I do not want to fall overboard. Do we make an announcement to tell them to go to the lounges?

" Bozio says, "I think that's best. " The harbor master from Lavo calls the ship. The captain tells them that we we just have a blackout.

How long has this blackout been going on? About 20 minutes. Have you asked passengers to put on life vests?

It It's just a blackout. I I got to go. The harbor master is suspicious.

He says to his superiors that he thinks something more is going on. He calls the patrol boat to the area and ask them to look at the ship. Another problem.

The fan on the emergency diesel generator isn't working properly. Elon manually has to turn the thing on and off with a screwdriver so that it doesn't overheat and cause a fire. The captain is on the phone to the lower decks asking pointless questions like, "Is it still flooded?

" "Yes, yes it is. " The captain is essentially in denial of the situation. The harbor master calls again.

Finally, he says, "The ship is taking on water through an opening in the left side, and the ship is listening. " He qualifies with, "No one dead or injured. " The harbor master asks if he needs help.

Just a tugboat. when in reality they need a full rescue. With three compartments, the captain finally realizes that things are really bad and they are not going to improve.

The Coast Guard orders every available ship to the scene. Meanwhile, up with the passengers, the cruise director's assistant says, "Uh, everything's under control. Please return to your cabins or hang about in lounges.

No problem. " She said this despite knowing it was wrong and that it further endangered lives. Most passengers at this point though aren't listening to this nonsense and they're busy figuring out how to abandon shiping bing.

Local television has already picked up the story and they begin broadcasting live radio feed from the bridge. Captain, the passengers are going on board the boats. Okay, let them go to shore.

So then, general emergency. Wait, let me talk to Ferrarini. We risk the emergency generators that do not have cooling.

It has cooling problems. 100°. The cooling fan has stopped.

Pon calls the bridge and tells the safety officer they need to evacuate. The safety officer relays this to the captain, but after no response, he orders the engine room to evacuate on his own. The captain says, "No, stay.

We're leaving. " So, what do we do? General emergency.

The captain tells Ferini that he's abandoning ship. Abandoned ship. Another announcement is made.

Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. Choices under control. Please remain calm but at this time proceed to your station.

They're located outside. The Lavo Coast Guard calls again. The captain declares distress.

The Coast Guard officially calls for rescue operations. They contact Petrole, the helicopter base commander, who then calls in every available pilot. As he rushes down to the helicopter base, Elon shuts down the emergency generator for the final time.

The first rescue vessel arrives. By this point, the lifeboats are already going. Luckily, the ship is very close to shore.

Oh, perhaps too close to shore. The ship forcefully runs ground, creating an uneven center of gravity, and it begins heavily listing starboard. The captain issues a general emergency on board.

The announcement to abandon ship is finally called and alarms ring out. And with that comes panic. And now that they're listing, with many of the lifeboats too awkwardly positioned to enter the water, there aren't enough readily available and they have to start going back and forth to the shore, picking people up and dropping them off.

The patrol boats report to the Lavorno harbor master that the ship has run ground and is listing heavily. So the harbor master asks the captain about it, and the captain says, "No, no, no, no, no. The ship is still floating.

Uh, in fact, we're trying to maneuver it onto the shore. " They know he's lying. Hold on.

I'm reversing it. Beep beep beep beep. The captain then says to bottom out the starboard anchor.

So they drop out the anchors but let out too much chain, effectively rendering them useless. The deputy mayor of Gileio, Mario Pelini, and tobacco shop owner Giovani Rossi arrive at the harbor. They watch the scene unfold.

As the first of the lifeboats arrive on shore, the deputy mayor takes the initiative and races to board one of the lifeboats, returning to the ship, and starts trying to find someone in charge. He gives up and starts helping passengers. Scatino tells everyone to leave and take radios, but not before changing out of his uniform and into a nice suit.

Priorities. Dimmitri Cidus and Sylvia Coronica leave with him. The matra and Samorton both get out of there.

By this point, approximately 300 people are still on the ship. MLE reaches the helicopter base. The first helicopter, a slowmoving Huggusta Bell, was already rising from the tarmac for the hour-long flight south.

Boosezio is the last crew member left on the bridge, coordinating evacuation. He then leaves to help passengers board lifeboats. The bridge is now abandoned, and then the ship's blackbox stops working.

Apparently, there were technical problems with it. That means from here, things are going to get a little foggy in detail. A while later, rescue helicopters arrive, but they're struggling to find the ship because they're expecting it to still be well above water.

Passengers are scaling down the port side by ladder as lifeboats return to pick them up. This is no joke. Oh my goodness.

No joking. Passenger. [Music] Yes.

You're not allowed to make noise. I'm allowed. I'm allowed.

Who say you are allowed? A second helicopter, a faster model, sets off. The ship stops healing and comes to a final resting place.

Now, the Coast Guard calls the captain because he's just learned that the captain has abandoned ship. The captain claims, "Uh uh, no, actually, I slipped and I fell into one of the lightboats. I'm a clutch.

But now that I'm on board, I I may as well head back to shore. " Defelco tells the captain to get the [ __ ] back on board. Okay.

And the captain kind of acts confused and then effectively refuses. So the captain makes it to shore. From here, we only have mainstream news reports to rely on, so it's not going to be super accurate.

But they say that Gileio's police chief then finds 110 survivors on the rocks at Point Gabanara. And among them is the captain. It's not known whether the captain helped anyone while he was there.

And in fact, the police chief claimed that he just sat on the rocks and watched other people do the rescuing. A while later, a rescue boat picks up the captain and takes him to the harbor. He speaks to the police.

He then finds the ship's onboard chaplain, Father Raphael Molina, and cry to him for about 15 minutes. Then he goes to the harbor master's office to receive probably the biggest dressing down of his entire life. Port authorities ask the taxi driver to take the captain back to his hotel.

The captain takes the 32nd cab ride to the Bahamas Hotel. According to the cavy, he was beaten like a dog. He was cold and afraid.

He only asked me where he could buy a pair of fresh socks. But then he perked right up again and gave an interview to a news crew. He told them that he was the last to leave.

The captain is usually the last to abandoned ship. What happened, Captain? We were the last to leave the ship.

All they said a rescuer searched for people on the ship on Sunday morning. A South Korean couple is found in their cabin, safe but shivering. They had slept through the crash and woke up unable to exit their cabin.

The last survivor, Menrio Xian Pandrroni, was found with a broken leg. He was the cabin service director. In the end, 32 people died.

The final body wasn't discovered until nearly 3 years later. A crew member, Russell Rebello, and it's believed that he died a hero helping passengers off the ship. The Costa Concordia was the largest cruise ship disaster since the Titanic.

And then there's the ship. This is what happens to a 110,000 ton cruise liner when it's left half rolled over in the ocean. Heat.

[Music] Heat. [Music] But this isn't the end. It's just the halfway point.

What most people know is that the cost of Concordia had crashed, many dead, and that the captain abandoned ship like a coward. But there's a whole veritable spaghetti of details to untangle. Let's dive in.

There they are, the deets. [Music] loot box time. The cost of Concordia was more than just a floating resort.

There's a mall, a casino. Cha-ching, cha-ching. This iron chest was full of safes and cash registers and expensive fittings.

And there were plenty of gamers prepared to sneak by authorities and try their luck in the hot zone. Within days, police divers reported that valuable items once seen lying around the ship were now missing. High-end liquor, expensive furniture, dining sets, cash from the casino, cash registers, jewelry and display cabinets, safes, Japanese woodlock prints by famous 18th century artists, as well as the iconic bell which hung from the bridge of the ship.

It was never found. Who the who steals a big [ __ ] off bell? Even the server admins were getting involved.

Four divers who were part of the company contracted to reflat the Concordia were spotted on CCTV sneaking out to the ship. A patrol boat was dispatched and the men were caught inside the fancy suites with rucks sacks full of stolen goods. The four men are charged with stealing and thieving and pinching.

Later on, stolen as well as legitimate items found their way to Amazon and eBay. Chips from the casino, postcards, and cabin access cards became highly sought after souvenirs. It even has a watermark.

Some Australian guy even made a listing for the ship itself, advertising it as buyer to collect. And although there were plenty of bidders, eBay pulled the plug. [Music] I know you want to see Scatino go to jail, and we'll get to that.

But first, we have to talk about someone else, Domorton. That was a close one. There was speculation that she was on the bridge that evening because she was the captain's mistress.

Tense media speculation, reports that her presence distracted the captain. They both denied their love for years and maintained that they were just friends. Although she did later admit to the media that she found him handsome.

And how could you not? You so [ __ ] precious when you smile. But she says there was no romantic link between them.

Some people would like to believe and they want to know I have something with him. It's more interesting. It's like, you know, some in the story.

Miss Samorton also loved the spotlight, however. Oh, everyone. Oh, look.

And took several interviews, but as the pressure mounted upon her, she began making ominous threats to Scatino, saying he must confess and that you have but one week to come clean. But things from here get weird. Spicy.

So Morton is a bit of a wild card. In a subsequent interview, she claimed a helicopter came to the ship well before the other rescue craft to take away a package. Huh.

And what was that package? Drgs, apparently. So, rumors began that the ship was running narcotics for the mafia.

And not without cause, a number of cruise ships, even recently have been caught trafficking drugs. As an aside, Scutino was tested for drugs immediately after the crash. He tested negative for drugs in his system, but trace amounts of cocaine were found in a hair sample.

Makes it smoother and less dry. Nonetheless, the Concordia was searched and no drugs were reportedly ever found. How did we get here?

Oh, right. A helicopter. Simolton commented on it again the next day and said, "Actually, that helicopter was just for the captain as a means of evacuation from the ship.

" Okay, wait. So, she expected to get some sort of first class rescue while everyone else was still stuck on the ship. Wait, how did we get here?

Oh, right. Sex with the captain. Divers were quick to head to the captain's cabin where they found Miss Samorton's lingerie and other articles of clothing as well as a makeup bag.

The jig was up, but they continued denying it. Samorton mostly faded from international attention until she was told to appear before the court to present witness testimony. The judge pressed her to be truthful about their relationship or she would be held in contempt.

Either tell me the truth or shut up. So finally she admitted it. Yes, I had a sentimental relationship with the captain.

Stop. But now stop asking about my private life. She was indeed the captain's lover.

What is up? Trouble alert nation this wife with Oh my god. She and Scatino had been having an affair for several weeks.

She also said that on the night she boarded, she didn't have a ticket. Ticket, please. And didn't need to pay because nobody questions you when you're the captain's lover.

Naturally, she gave another confusing interview after leaving court. I want to say that today is the second time I die because the first time I die in the night of the crash with my psychological brain and problems and today I died the second time because of course people find out something that I try to hide. Subsequent to the trial, she used her fame in Malddova to become a political activist, often appearing on television and radio and in articles covering protests, accompanied by pictures of her being arrested by police.

It was some stuff about victims of violence, women's rights, girl, yada yada yada. And interestingly, part of a push to block the sale of shares of Malddova's train network to Russia. Sure.

Sure. Other than that, I don't really know what she's been up to. Let me just check on her in No, not again.

Several civil suits were quickly lodged against Costa Crocia and their parent company Carnival Cruisers immediately saw a share drop of 23%. Passengers sought compensation for their damaged mental health, lost belongings, and loved ones. either they allowed him to divert from his course or they didn't know where their billion dollar ship was.

Within a few days, facing financial and media pressure, the CEO attempted to join the bandwagon against the captain and the crew. that was not the ordinary route that the ship was uh taking uh at the time and and was not only taking but the time the ship was junior claiming that the ship was not approved to deviate from the route but that wasn't true. Approval isn't required if the ship is deviating by less than 15 mi or that it was against company rules.

also untrue because investigators found that they didn't have any rules about deviating route and they tacitly encouraged sail by salutes. Now in response to the civil suits, Costa Crocier offered passengers €11,000 each as compensation. That's kind of small.

€11,000 about $14,000 is the minimum compensation under international law when a ship is abandoned. This was to reimburse them for their tickets as well as any costs they accured in having to unexpectedly travel home early and that was supposed to release them from everything and anything that has to do with this accident. I cannot ask for more than this.

A lot of passengers understandably were not too happy with this deal and they refused to take the money. We think the offer is an insult for what these poor passengers went through. We think that the compensation being offered is not commensurate.

Here, take it. Compensation being offered is not commensurate. Later, Costa Crocier would lodge a plea deal with the Tuskanyany court to pay a€1 million fine to avoid a criminal trial.

The judge agrees. Costa Crochiier is now off the hook for all criminal liability for the whole thing. They've washed their hands of the incident and fleck the residual droplets of responsibility onto the faces of six staff members.

Passengers and relatives of the dead are livid that the company has been able to avoid criminal responsibility. Offered is not commensurate. Civil suits against the company continue.

By the way, the residents of the island of Gileio also banded together and sought damages. They didn't get much. Eventually, passengers who refused the initial compensation of 11,000 joined civil parties against Scatino in his trial in 2015.

It's not commensurate. They were awarded €30,000 each. Other cases, especially those involving lost relatives, are settled for undisclosed amounts.

New York attorney Peter Renee traveled to Budapest to represent six real survivors of the disaster. At Renee and Renee, we personally work on every case. And we'll work harder than anyone to get you the most money possible in the shortest amount of time.

And while on the job, a seventh case cropped up via email. An elderly woman, a loner, said, "Help me, Mr Ronai, for I have lost my daughter, Eva and my 5-year-old granddaughter, Rexana. So, Mr Renai agreed to speak with her.

However, there were some inconsistencies in her story. Neither Eva nor Ro O Roxanna were on the passenger list. Odd, but Costa is known for having stowaways.

Got it, [ __ ] Still, Mr Reni was suspicious. They wouldn't cheaty old Pey, would they? Renai inquired further about why she was on board, especially without a ticket.

Elona said, "Well, I don't know, but you should ask her boyfriend, Zalt Horvath. " He'll know all the details. I'm up all night.

I'm going crazy. He said, "But Mr Ray was still suspicious. " Because then she asked, "How much money do you think this is worth?

" Uh, this is a huge red flag, Pety. In 20 years of doing this, you've never had anyone ask about money. Why now?

So, Mr Ray hired an investigator and sent photos around of the missing girl. The next day, the phone rang. Oh, ho.

It was the boyfriend again. Uh, look, there's been a bit of a misunderstanding and the child isn't missing at all. Uh-huh.

And then he claimed he was confused because he had done too many drugs the night before. Oh, okay. Can I speak to the daughter then?

At first, he was refused. So Reni said that he'd have to file a missing person's report to the police if he couldn't. The boyfriend relented.

That night, Reni met with Zult and brought the police with him. He speaks to the granddaughter and asks her if she's seen mom. Yeah, I saw her today.

Oh, really? Yeah, we went to the park today and we went on the swings. Oh, no.

The jig was up. So, the mom walks into the room sheepishly. It's a miracle.

And the story changed again. Okay, I'm not dead, but I did injure me leg when I jumped from the ship. And then I immediately flew back to Budapest.

Although, don't worry about checking me leg because there are no visible marks or injuries. Uh, old Pey, I'm beginning to think they weren't even on the boat. Also, turns out this lady isn't her mom.

It's just a neighbor. Eventually, Renee managed to make the bear confess. And then they said, "Hey, we haven't done anything wrong.

We haven't taken any money. " And in the end, it looks like there will be no criminal punishment for the scam because Hungary, a former communist country, has no laws against insurance fraud on the books. The law firm that never sleeps.

Call 180064. Oh, that's a bad idea. That's a very bad idea.

[Music] Mario, would you teach me some Italian? Oh, of course means get back on board for [ __ ] sake. Okay, thanks.

Gregorio Defelo, the naval officer who shouted at Scatino to Vada Abordo Kazo, became a bit of a national hero overnight in Italy. He like the rest of the world expected Scatino to go down with the ship. [Music] And when the captain chickened out, Defelco was there to admonish him.

And when he stopped answering the radio, he called him on his cell phone to continue putting him on blast. When the captain first reported just a blackout, Defelco didn't believe the story and immediately began preparing a rescue effort, which likely saved several lives. His actions were applauded by most Italians who were tired of their public servants being corrupt and avoiding responsibility.

Accordingly, shirts sporting vada abort kazo were being printed by the end of the week. Others setting it as their phone's ringtone. But then in September 2014, without warning, Defelco was transferred to an admin role in the Coast Guard.

Hear what I said? He'd been demoted. Defelco said that he had been passed up for promotion, that he had also not been told which admin office he was even being transferred to, and that it all effectively cancelled 10 years of his career.

Defelo was Tres Fioso and there was public speculation that it was owing to bad blood between himself and Admiral Dana his former boss. His status among the public overshadowed his superior in many ways. On the other hand, his boss said, "Ah, no, it's part of a normal career progression for naval officers and that he must show more maturity and professionalism to advance his career.

" Now, it's hard to know what's true in office politics, so let's leave that alone. And anyway, in 2018, Defelco said Buenos year later to the Italian Navy to become a politician. In March that year, he was elected to the Italian Senate, serving as a member for Lavo.

He still serves there today. I'm the company. [Music] [Music] The day after the disaster, Scatino was taken into custody by police and underwent questioning.

However, it was clear that this would not be a straightforward investigation. So, the judge released him under house arrest at his home in Sarrento, a town in Napolei. By July of that year, the house arrest was relaxed and he was allowed within this general area.

While under house arrest, he wrote a book with this journalist from Ry magazine. I have no idea what it says. I don't speak Italian, but god damn it.

He must have had some kind of charisma going on because there's been a lot of speculation in the press that he had an affair with her as well. You can't keep getting away with it. Hold on.

I got it. Okay. Not content with abandoning his ship, this dude is determined to abandon his wife as well.

So, Scatino and five others are facing criminal charges. Straight away, everyone lodges a plea bargain with the court and all of those plea bargains are accepted except for Scatinos. And the condition of everyone's reduced sentences are that they must provide witness testimony against Scatino.

He touched me. Sirro, Jacob, and Sylvia were all given suspended sentences. Roberto, and Manrico are able to opt for community service or house arrest.

Not a bad deal. A good deal. A good deal.

And that meant that Scatino was now all on his own. Sirro, the first officer, was the first to give his testimony. On the witness stand, he claimed that Scutino was distracted by his mistress and other guests on the bridge.

Oh my god. That there was confusion over who was in command. Then it was Jacob's turn and he said, "Lauo XD.

" Because he didn't actually bother with his testimony or his reduced sentence. He just fled the country. It took authorities 12 months to eventually track him down on the outskirts of Jakarta.

And when they said, "Oi, we still want that witness testimony. " He just scalped again and he hasn't been found since. After that, Ferrarini gave his testimony.

Then S. Look, we don't have time to relitigate the whole trial, so let's just go straight to the verdict. Guilty.

Scatino was found guilty of multiple manslaughter, causing a shipwreck, abandoning ship, and lying to authorities. He is sentenced to 16 years and 1 month in prison. [Music] But wait, there's still the appeals.

The appeals trial begins. And the verdict on the appeal, surprise, rejected. So, Scatino's lawyers appealed again.

And the verdict on the final appeal. Catino made multiple attempts to secure a plea deal, but was denied by the prosecution each time. The prosecution called for Scatino to be sentenced to 26 years in prison, calling the incident a titanic affair.

Oh, okay. I see what you did there. Scatino was not present.

His lawyer stated that he was waiting outside of the jail for the ruling so that if his plea was rejected, he could immediately start serving his sentence. And with that, 5 years and 4 months after the disaster, he was finally in a cell. Said, "I will not be making any comment.

" Oh my god. [Music] The salvage operation was enormous. It took over 2 years and cost an estimated $1.

2 billion. Beginning in early 2012, they first spent 2 months pumping fuel from the ship's tanks. At the same time, they had to pump sea water in so that the balance wasn't affected and the ship didn't slide around.

In early 2013, a platform was built under the ship to prevent it from falling further. Sponsson were then attached to the sides of the ship and cables attached to the underwater platform. The sponsors were then dragged under water and opened up to allow the ocean to fill them.

The ship could then roll over properly. By late 2013, the ship was upright once more. The sponssons were then attached to the side of the ship to help keep it balanced.

It now rested partially above water and crews could walk around safely. By July 2014, the water was removed from the sponssons and compressed air was pumped in to lift the ship and she was ready to cruise again. This time to a port in Genoa.

It was a 4-day towing journey to the docks where a 2-year process of dismantling and recycling would begin. That same weekend of the towing, Scatino was busy. He was the guest of honor at a white party on an island in the Bay of Naples.

He appeared on the front page of a local newspaper flanked by two of Italy's most eligible bacheloretses. [Music] Anyway, so these are the things that I remember from the Costa Concordium. That sweet maiden of the sea.

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