Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2012 shipwreck. Schettino has been sentenced to 16 years in prison following the judgement.
Francesco Schettino, captain of the wrecked Costa Concordia, will not go to prison until his appeal is dealt with - a process that could take years.
The 54-year-old was sentenced to 10 years for multiple manslaughter, five years for causing the shipwreck and one year for abandoning his passengers, as well as a one month civil penalty for failing to report the accident correctly.
He stood trial alone after the ship's owners, Costa Cruises, paid a 1 million euro (£740,000) fine and prosecutors accepted plea bargains from five other officials.
Schettino and the company were jointly ordered to pay a total of 30,000 euros (£22,000) compensation to each of the ship's passengers.
Italian government ministries, the region of Tuscany and the island of Giglio will also be paid millions of euros in compensation for envionmental damage.
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.