Authorities were holding Schettino for suspected manslaughter and a prosecutor confirmed Sunday they were also investigating allegations the captain abandoned the stricken liner before all the passengers had escaped. According to the Italian navigation code, a captain who abandons a ship in danger can face up to 12 years in prison.

A French couple who boarded the Concordia in Marseilles, Ophelie Gondelle and David Du Pays, told the reporters they saw the captain in a lifeboat, covered by a blanket, well before all the passengers were off the ship.

"The commander left before and was on the dock before everyone was off," said Gondelle, 28, a French military officer.

Coast Guard officers later spotted Schettino on land as the evacuation unfolded. The officers urged him to return to his ship and honour his duty to stay aboard until everyone was safely off the vessel, but he ignored them, Coast Guard Cmdr. Francesco Paolillo said.

近日，意大利一艘豪华邮轮在托斯卡纳海岸附近搁浅倾覆。海事当局、乘客和越来越多的证据将矛头指向了这艘豪华邮轮船长，控诉其在所有人安全撤离前就弃船而去，而且在邮轮过于靠近海岸时仍在卖弄风情。

潜水员在黑暗的深处进行科斯塔•康科迪亚号邮轮的搜救工作，这艘邮轮已经部分沉没。他们找到了两位老者的遗体，遇难时仍然身穿救生衣，这使已经确认的死亡人数上升至五人。至少还有15人失踪，其中包括两名美国人。

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