I've got wet socks

Skipper of Costa Concordia in bleat after fleeing

Death toll from disaster rises to 12

Sources say Captain Schettino admitted to his bosses that he "messed up"

From ANTONELLA LAZZERI, by the Costa Concordia on Isola di Giglio, Italy
Published: 21 Jan 2012

COWARDLY cruise ship captain Francesco Schettino reached dry land before most of his terrified passengers — then moaned about his wet socks.

He scrambled from the doomed Costa Concordia and joined those shivering holidaymakers who had made it safely to the Tuscan isle of Giglio.
Liliana Di Paolo, who owns the Bahamas Hotel near the port, said: "I had hundreds of people crying, wet, sitting on the floor.
"He had to step over some to get to a chair but he never spoke to anyone. He said his feet were wet and could he borrow some socks. He just sat there all huddled up until someone said the harbourmaster wanted to see him."
Staring at the toppled wreck Liliana, 47, recalled cruising on the giant Italian liner last year.
Furious ... Captain De Falco



She added: "I'd get lost going from my cabin to the restaurant.These people had to fight their way in darkness as the ship was sinking — and he left them to it."
Islander and former navy seaman Giovanni Rum, 65, said: "We have fewer than 800 residents and we were swamped. They were cold, wet, crying. We took off our jumpers to give them.

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