Costa Concordia captain gets 16 years.

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Originally Posted by merrylander

Am I the only one to note that when the ship was lying on its side there was a rock formation jutting out that nearly touched the ship. Surely the helmsman must have seen it and assumed that it might continue under the surface and veered away from the land.

I think, (I know, that might be dangerous!) that the ship hit something farther out and lost steerage and then drifted into the final resting place.