by Sarah Kuta
Last updated: 12:00 PM ET, Mon July 13, 2026
A new Netflix documentary is revisiting the deadly wreck of the Costa Concordia.
“Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea,” released July 10, explores one of the worst shipwrecks in modern history, using black box recordings, archival video footage, translations of passenger announcements and first-person accounts from guests and staffers.
On January 13, 2012, the Carnival Corporation-owned vessel deviated from its planned route and hit a reef near Giglio Island in Italy, causing water to leak into the lower decks. There were 3,206 guests and 1,023 crew members onboard at the time. In the end, 32 people died and another 150 were injured in the incident. The ship was towed and scrapped in 2014.
Francesco Schettino, the ship’s captain, was later convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in the tragedy. Costa Cruises accepted a €1 million fine to settle potential criminal charges related to the incident. It also paid out €84 million in compensation to passengers, crew and relatives of the victims.
"As has been the case ever since, our thoughts go first and foremost to the victims and their families," according to a statement Costa Cruises shared with USA TODAY. "We extend our deepest condolences for the suffering endured by all those affected by that tragic event."
The cruise line added: "Everything that needs to be clarified has already been thoroughly examined and addressed in the relevant forums."
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