epa04694725 (FILE) A file photo dated 27 February 2014 of captain of the 'Costa Concordia', Francesco Schettino in Giglio harbor after returning from the shipwrecked cruise liner of the Costa Criciere Lines at Giglio Island, Italy. A Florence court has ruled ex Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino will remain free pending his appeal trial, sources said 07 April 2015. A court of first instance in February 2015 sentenced Schettino to 16 years in prison for his role in the 2012 Costa Concordia disaster in which 32 people died. EPA/MAURIZIO DEGL'INNOCENTI