Twenty-five thousand euro Costa Cruises must pay to Francesco Schettino , the captain on trial for the sinking of a ship Costa Concordia. These are the legal costs incurred by Schettino during the preliminary investigation. The court of Labor in Torre Annunziata decided to reject the company's appeal.

The basis of the judgment the interpretation of the collective labor agreement for the captains of the long course, which states: "Any expenditure for all levels of courts as well as the burden of payment of the legal officiated by the master for the facts related to the exercise of its functions is borne by the shipowner employer. "

The rule provides that the obligation to pay is excluded if it is established "the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the defendant." But so far, for Schettino, the judgment is still pending at first instance.