Costa Concordia Trial

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  Costa Concordia Captain Claims Ship Was 30 Seconds From Avoiding Disaster

  The Italian ex-captain of the doomed Costa Concordia claimed at his manslaughter trial Saturday that "with 30 more seconds" -- and warning from his crew -- the cruise ship's deadly crash could have been averted.

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  Costa Concordia Captain Says Gravity Forced Him Off Disaster Ship

  The captain of the Costa Concordia told his manslaughter trial Wednesday that gravity not cowardice had been behind his decision to abandon ship with passengers and crew still aboard.

• Italy Cruise Survivors Testify for First Time

  Survivors of Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster began testifying for the first time yesterday at the trial of its captain Francesco Schettino as the liner's owner said it could be towed away in July.

• I was captain's lover: woman on Concordia cruise ship

  A Moldovan dancer who had been on the bridge of the Costa Concordia cruise ship when it crashed into a reef off Italy electrified the captain's manslaughter trial on Tuesday by testifying reluctantly that the two were lovers.

• Trial of cruise ship 'Captain Coward' opens in Italy

  Captain Francesco Schettino, dubbed Italy's "most hated man" by tabloids over the spectacular crash of his cruise ship in 2012 with the loss of 32 lives, went on trial on Tuesday charged with manslaughter.

• Italy court hearings set scene for Concordia shipwreck trial

  A series of pre-trial hearings into the Costa Concordia shipwreck with captain Francesco Schettino was to wrap up on Friday, paving the way for a trial on a tragedy in which 32 people died.