The captain faces possible charges of manslaughter , shipwreck and abandoning ship in connection with the January 13 incident . NEW : Cruise ship captain 's attorney calls house arrest ruling `` quite positive '' An Italian court orders the captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia to remain on house arrest . Prosecutors wanted Francesco Schettino sent back to jail . The judge said he would consider it if Schettino agreed not to leave Italy for a year and pay his legal fees, but Schettino's lawyer says that is unlikely because he has no money
NEW : Cruise ship captain 's attorney calls house arrest ruling `` quite positive '' An Italian court orders the captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia to remain on house arrest . Prosecutors wanted Francesco Schettino sent back to jail . The judge said he would consider it if Schettino agreed not to leave Italy for a year and pay his legal fees, but Schettino's lawyer says that is unlikely because he has no money