ROME — The Italian captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that crashed into a reef in 2012 and capsized, killing 32 people, was headed to a Rome prison after losing his final appeals bid Friday.

The cost of recovering and demolishing the cruise liner is likely to reach at least €1.5 billion ($2.18 billion), according to Costa Cruises.

Costa Concordia: Doomed liner makes final journey before it's broken up for scrap The vessel, which sank two years ago with the loss of 32 lives, has returned to its original port today ...

The T-shirts were being sold at dozens of souvenir stalls in the tourist town of Castiglione until angry locals called on the mayor to stop it. ( Image: Getty) By Steve White-do-not-use 02:00, 1 ...

A MASSIVE cruise ship which capsized killing 32 people on board is being torn apart five years after the tragedy. The luxury vessel was carrying 4,252 people when it smashed into rocks and sunk nea… ...

The five include Roberto Ferrarini, the director of ship owner Costa Crociere's crisis unit, Jacob Rusli Bin, the luxury liner's Indonesian helmsman, as well as a deputy of Captain Francesco ...

Local reports yesterday said that the captain gave the order to change route at 9.31pm on Friday. The 1,500-cabin liner, carrying more than 4,200 passengers and crew, hit the rocks at 9.42pm.

Above, an area inside the Costa Concordia cruise liner at Giglio Island taken by the Italian Carabinieri and released to the media by the Court of Grosseto following the close of the official ...

The Italian captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that crashed into a reef in 2012 and capsized, killing 32 people, was headed to a Rome prison after losing his final appeals bid Friday. The ...