Costa Concordia captain blames helmsman for crash

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14. Yes, maritime casualty trials are meant to be show trials where the captain is expected to declare

everything that went wrong to be his/her fault, even if it means lying under oath. Maritime trials are not meant to find out what really happened so that lessons can be learned and improvements can be made in procedures, equipment, training, etc. That is just way too tiresome and way too much work.

the helmsman, who has already been convicted in a separate manslaughter trial ... is one of five Costa Crociere employees who were granted plea bargains in return for mild sentences in a separate proceeding. He was given a sentence of one year and eight months.)

Wow, 5 people accept plea bargains, including the helmsman, but but but, I thought according to maritime law and tradition, only the captain can possibly be guilty?