The captain of the stricken Italian cruiser has admitted making a navigational error that caused the vessel to run aground, killing at least eleven. Francesco Schettino is accused of multiple manslaughter and abandoning his ship before passengers were evacuated to safety. Meanwhile, Italian authorities are implementing a salvage operation to pump more than two thousand tonnes of petrol from the vessel's fuel tanks, amid fears of an environmental catastrophe.
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