Cruise ship captain under house arrest

According to the BBC news, the captain of the Costa Concordia has been put under house arrest.

Captain Francesco Schettino has been accused of crashing the ship. He has also been accused of abandoning the ship before passengers.

Shettino was arrested after the incident and has been in jail since. He denies both claims being made against him.

A recording released by an Italian newspaper doesn’t bode well for Shettino. In the audio a port authority tells the captain to return to the vessel. Shettino can be heard a few times offering explanations. Prosecutors do not believe he returned.

Costa Cruises, the company that owns the ship, also says he made an unauthorized change of route that brought the ship closer to the island.