Survivors, captain hear Italian shipwreck evidence

By Frances D'emilio

Published October 15, 2012 4:00am ET

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Survivors, captain hear Italian shipwreck evidence — Costa Concordia first officer Ciro Ambrosio arrives at the Teatro Moderno theatre for the first hearing for the Jan. 13, 2012 tragedy, where 32 people died after the luxury cruise liner Costa Concordia was forced to evacuate some 4,200 passengers after it hit a rock while passing too close to the Giglio Island, in Grosseto, Italy, Monday Oct. 15, 2012. Hearings this week will help decide whether a judge will order the trial for former ship's captain Francesco Schettino, who is accused of manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning ship while passengers and crew were still aboard. (AP Photo/Alessandro La Rocca, Lapresse) ITALY OUT | Alessandro La Rocca

GROSSETO, Italy (AP) — A theater in Italy turned into a courtroom Monday, providing extra space for all those who needed to hear the evidence against the captain of a shipwrecked cruise ship.

The case of Francesco Schettino, 51, has generated such interest that the Tuscan city of Grosseto chose the larger space to accommodate all those who had a legitimate claim to be at the closed-door hearing.

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