The Fifth Estate — Episode 13: Costa Concordia: The Captain's Tale

You are watching the episode Costa Concordia: The Captain's Tale On January 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia set sail onto the Mediterranean with captain Francesco Schettino manning the ship and more than 4000 people on board. But within hours, disaster would strike as the cruise liner crashed into rocks on the coast of Italy. In one of the worst cruise disasters in recent memory, 32 people would die, and the 114,000 tonne vessel would take more than two years to dismantle.