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Abandoning ship because he got off the ship before many of the passengers were evacuated and also facing charges for causing a maritime disaster. which happened, of course, off that pristine island of giglio in tuscany. and, barbie, as you stand by for all of this to begin, one thing we should note is schettino s never really admitted guilt. he s been very tight-lipped up until now and only had all these accounts, the videos that have emerged and also the statements from other staff members who admitted to some amount of guilt. surely people where you are and the reason it s in a big venue where so many people will watch, surely they expect him to admit to something here. reporter: well, that s right. he hasn t, though, yet. he s been very, very defiant. he blames his helmsmen who is an indonesian man who said didn t speak english or italian for not understanding his orders and blames the cost that cruise company for not providing maps ....
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What they re still calling a rescue operation, but we re getting some indications outside of the court buildings where some of the seven crew members have been taken, four additional crew members taken to court today, charged also. there was sort of a question-and-answer session on the steps of the courthouse where some of those people, crew members, the two first helmsmen taken in, one of the second helmsmen, the chief engineer, and very revealing in some of the answers they were giving, indicating that they were in the deep water they were in the waters with the strong currents, that the ship reacted oddly when it was turned. they couldn t really explain that. they did say something that is obviously going to give some interest to investigators. they talked about some renovation work that had been done on the ship, some expansion work. there were questions whether or not that was legal. obviously, the crew members couldn t answer that. but you can see where the investigation is goi ....
Lining up to take these bodies away. so, you can see how the divers are becoming more effective. yet, they still have so many more missing people to account for. alison. and obviously, you know, officials have their hands full in pulling the bodies from the water and trying to, hopefully, find survivors, but is there any focus on what made this boat sink? reporter: i believe we re beginning to hear some details of that emerge. one instance was outside the courtroom today, where four of the crew members were charged today. two of the first helmsmen, one of the second helmsmen, the chief engineer, they were asked questions and they responded along these lines, that the ship had turned, it was unexpectedly leaning, it was leaning more than they could compensate for. they even said that this ship historically had a problem with not being able to compensate with the leaning. also, they talked about the fact ....