On January 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia struck rocks off the coast of Giglio Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea and later capsized. The disaster left 32 people dead, though none were killed during the initial collision. Autopsies showed that all the deaths were caused by drowning. Some of the victims died after jumping or falling into the sea as the cruise ship began listing. Others drowned as the ship filled with water. Prosecutors blamed the deaths on the “chaos, delays, errors” that ensued after the collision. Captain Francesco Schettino was convicted of manslaughter in 2015. A number of crew members also pleaded guilty.
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