More on the Major Maritime Mishap in the Mediterranean (or "Andrea Doria II")

Since my first post on the unfortunate Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia, there have been some new developments:

First, the ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, seems to be a real piece o' work.  He was among the first to abandon ship, in the process abandoning the passengers and crew who depended on him.  He was seen leaving the ship early in the crisis:

Maritime authorities, passengers and mounting evidence pointed Sunday toward the captain of a cruise liner that ran aground and capsized off the Tuscan coast, amid accusations that he abandoned ship before everyone was safely evacuated and was showing off when he steered the vessel far too close to shore.

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