Francesco Schettino paints scene of chaos on the bridge at the time of the wreck . Five of the captain 's co-workers have already entered guilty pleas in the case , including officers who were on the ship . Schettino : `` This is the only chance I have to tell my version of events '' Ship 's captain , on the stand for the first time , denies charges of multiple manslaughter . He says he was not aware that there were people in his cabin when disaster struck and blames crew members who didn't do their job properly.
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 , denies charges of multiple manslaughter . He says he was not aware that there were people in his cabin when disaster struck and blames crew members who didn't do their job properly.