Francesco Schettino paints scene of chaos on the bridge at the time of the wreck . Alarm bells . Schettino : ` ` This is the only chance I have to tell my version of events '' Ship 's captain , on the stand for the first time , faces charges of multiple manslaughter . Thirty - two people died after the Costa Verde hit rocks and capsized off Italy 's coast .
Francesco Schettino paints scene of chaos on the bridge at the time of the wreck . Schettino : ` ` This is the only chance I have to tell my version of events '' Ship 's captain , on the stand for the first time , faces charges of multiple manslaughter . Thirty - two people died after the Costa Verde hit rocks and capsized off Italy 's coast .