New developments out of Italy this morning and what exactly caused a deadly cruise ship accident. Costa Cruises says “human error” at the hands of the captain is to blame. The company’s CEO says the captain made unapproved, unauthorized maneuvers to change the ship’s programmed course. Italian officials have detained and questioned the captain while accusing him of manslaughter and abandoning the ship.
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