--- description: An Italian appeals court upheld the prison sentence given to the former captain of the Costa Concordia for his role in the 2012 crash. title: Costa Concordia Captain's Prison Sentence Upheld by Italian Court image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt60bead28917d8c88/698895b4f887dc2c49e96180/costa-concordia-captain-sentence.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Costa Concordia_ Captain's Prison Sentence Upheld by Italian Court  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 31, 2016 9:47 PM CUT  The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies stricken off the shore of the island of Giglio on Jan. 14, 2012 in Giglio Porto, Italy. The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies stricken off the shore of the island of Giglio on Jan. 14, 2012 in Giglio Porto, Italy.Laura Lezza—Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 31, 2016 9:47 PM CUT An Italian appeals court on Tuesday [upheld the 16-year prison sentence](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-concordia-appeal-verdict-idUSKCN0YM2F4 "undefined") given to the former captain of the _Costa Concordia_ cruise liner for his role in the [2012 crash that killed 32 people](http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/01/18/we-had-to-improvise-costa-concordia-survivors-speak-out/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined"). [Francesco Schettino](http://time.com/3617501/costa-concordia-captain-francesco-schettino-court/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") was found guilty last year of multiple manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning passengers after the ship he was commanding struck rocks off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Reuters reports. His lawyers had called for him to be acquitted while a prosecutor appealed to extend the term to 27 years and three months, the news service said. “The blame is shared, the problem is quantifying it,” said Schettino’s lawyer Donato Laino, according to Reuters. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-concordia-appeal-verdict-idUSKCN0YM2F4 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4352997/costa-concordia-captain-sentence/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4352997/costa-concordia-captain-sentence/"},"headline":"Costa Concordia Captain's Prison Sentence Upheld by Italian Court","datePublished":"2016-05-31T21:47:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:43:00.227Z","description":"The 2012 crash killed 32 people","url":"https://time.com/4352997/costa-concordia-captain-sentence/","keywords":["Italy"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt60bead28917d8c88/698895b4f887dc2c49e96180/costa-concordia-captain-sentence.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt60bead28917d8c88/698895b4f887dc2c49e96180/costa-concordia-captain-sentence.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Cruise Ship Costa Concordia Runs Aground Off Giglio","caption":"The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies stricken off the shore of the island of Giglio on Jan. 14, 2012 in Giglio Porto, Italy.","creditText":"Laura Lezza—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4352997/costa-concordia-captain-sentence/","name":"Costa Concordia Captain's Prison Sentence Upheld by Italian Court"}}]}] ```