Ship owners blame Costa Concordia captain A multi-million euro cruise ship lies on its side off the Tuscan island of Giglio and the captain is being blamed. According to the operators of the Costa Concordia, Captain Francesco Schettino may have committed errors by sailing too close to land and by not following the company's emergency procedures. Schettino is being held on suspicion of manslaughter but denies wrongdoing. Speaking before he was arrested he said,"you need when under pressure to have to make split second decisions, and with a cool head one has to think what is the best option to take, and I think in fact almost all the passengers were rescued....We were the last ones to leave the ship," added Captain Schettino. But that is not what passengers are saying - some accuse him of abandoning ship before everyone was safely evacuated. Gradually passengers are being flown home much to their relief and that of their families but some were clearly still shocked, describing their ordeal as a "nightmare."