2012
- Jan 13: The liner, carrying 4229 people from 70 countries, hits rocks off the island of Giglio on the west coast of Italy. Panic ensues and the ship begins to list. Evacuation gets under way in the darkness more than an hour after the collision, by which point the lifeboats on one side of the tilting liner are unusable. People jump into the freezing waters to escape. The captain Francesco Schettino is found ashore
- Jan 14: Prosecutors detain Schettino and his first officer on charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship
- Jan 17: Italian media leak a transcript of a telephone conversation between Schettino on shore and a port official who orders him to get back on board. The captain defies the order
- Jan 27: Costa Crociere, the ship's owner, agrees to pay uninjured passengers at least 11,000 euros each in compensation
- Sept 13: A leaked expert report commissioned by investigators suggests that an executive from Costa Crociere shared responsibility with Schettino in mishandling the evacuation of the ship, and highlights shortcomings in safety and staff training
2013
- Feb 25 - Prosecutors indict Schettino on charges of manslaughter, abandoning ship and other crimes. A trial is requested for the Concordia's second and third officers, its helmsman and a Costa Crociere manager
- April 10: Costa Crociere accepts limited responsibility for the disaster in a plea bargain and is fined one million euros
- July 17: Schettino's trial opens in Grosseto
- July 20: A court accepts plea bargains for five other suspects: four crew members and Costa Crociere's emergency unit executive. They receive prison sentences ranging from 18 to 34 months
- September 17: The ship, which weighs 114,500 tons and is the length of almost three football fields, is hoisted upright by US company Titan Salvage and Italian marine contractor Micoperi in the biggest salvage operation of a passenger ship
2014
- Feb 1: A Spanish diver dies during salvage operations
- July 27: Concordia is towed into to the port of Genoa, where it is to be dismantled over two years
- November 3: The body of the last missing victim of the disaster, Indian waiter Russel Rebello, is discovered
- December 2: Schettino begins giving testimony in his trial. He admits showing off but denies responsibility for the disaster and says his actions may have saved lives
2015
January 26: Prosecutors call for Schettino to be shown "no pity" and given a prison term of 26 years and three months
February 11: A three-judge panel convicts Schettino of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship. He is sentenced to 16 years, one month in prison.
