Overview
- The documentary was released on July 10, 2026, and features previously unseen footage and direct survivor accounts that have returned the 2012 Costa Concordia tragedy to global attention.
- On January 13, 2012, the cruise ship deviated from its planned route for a close 'salute' to Giglio, struck submerged rocks that tore open the hull, lost power and rolled onto its side, killing 32 people.
- Evacuation failures played a central role in the deaths: the abandon-ship order came about an hour after the strike, many port-side lifeboats became unusable as the vessel listed, and passengers reported conflicting crew instructions.
- Captain Francesco Schettino was arrested days after the wreck, convicted in 2015 of manslaughter, causing a maritime disaster and abandoning ship, and is serving a 16-year sentence in Rome's Rebibbia prison.
- The wreck led to the largest salvage operation in maritime history, the ship was refloated in 2014, Costa paid reported multi-million euro settlements to thousands of claimants and the film has renewed focus on survivor trauma and questions of individual versus corporate responsibility.