the captain of the costa ... ( associated press ) media playback is unsupported on your device media caption captain schettino : " the ship is the custodian of all these little secrets , the trial is still unfolding all these things " the italian captain of the costa concordia ship , francesco schettino , has returned to the wreck for the first time as part of his manslaughter trial .
memories of tragedy the captain has already accepted some degree of responsibility ,
mr schettino was taken to the wreck on board a small boat , two days after travelling back to giglio .
mr schettino was taken out to the wreck on a small boat and was then seen standing on the ship itself .
the captain of the costa ... ( associated press ) captain francesco schettino talks on the phone as he waits to board the wreck of the costa concordia cruise ship , just off the coast of the giglio island , thursday , feb. 27 , 2014 .
he arrived on the island off the tuscan coast on tuesday and is said to have wept when he saw the wreck from a ferry taking him to giglio .
captain francesco schettino talks on the phone as he waits to board the wreck of the costa concordia cruise ship , just off the coast of the giglio island , thursday , feb. 27 , 2014 .
the ship hit a reef near the island of giglio in january 2012 and capsized , with the loss of 32 lives .