Justin Evans and Keiko Guest were aboard the Costa Concordia when it ran aground. HLN's Vinnie Politan asked them how they felt when hearing reports that Captain Francesco Schettino had abandoned his passengers and boarded a lifeboat.
"He’s a coward," says Evans. "There were people who were on there that had their children screaming for life and death."
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Vinnie asked Evans to face the camera and deliver a message to the captain. It was a simple, yet powerful one.
“Captain Schettino, you should be ashamed.”
Click the video above to watch part of Vinnie's interview.
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