Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino 'too calm' in cruise tragedy, Italian crewman says Italian crewman Giovanni Iaccarino (pictured) told a court Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino appeared "too calm" during last year's cruise disaster. Picture: AP Photo/Giacomo Aprili Source: AP COSTA Concordia captain Francesco Schettino was "too calm" during the cruise ship tragedy that claimed 32 lives last year, according to the testimony of an Italian crew member. "It was too calm on the bridge considering what was happening," Giovanni Iaccarino said in court on Monday. We were telling the bridge that everything was out of order. Iaccarino said he went down to the engine room to see for himself after the impact of the crash, as water flooded into the ship through a gash in its side. "It seems they did not realise the gravity of the situation," he said, adding: "They were saying 'okay, received' but they were not giving orders." He said he saw Schettino later, as the ship keeled over, and that "he was trying to help but he seemed lost, he did not seem the person I knew." The Costa Concordia hit a group of rocks near the shore of Giglio with 4,229 people from 70 countries on board and keeled over on January 14, 2012. The trial started in July and is set to last for months longer, with hundreds of witnesses expected to testify.