The video was produced by a company called Team Black Sheep –  GCaptain reports they were arrested for their work since picture taking is banned at the site, but they do ‘not approve of censorship and therefore will always ignore such rules.’

The clip opens with the message: ‘This video was shot at the location of a tragic accident. It is not our interest to gain attention on the backs of those who have lost loved ones. This video is supposed to be a showcase for possible UAV applications.

‘Our goal is to display the stranded ship in a never-before seen way. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who drowned on this day and we are hoping for a swift removal to reveal again the underlying beauty of Giglio Island, Italy.’

Yesterday five people were sentenced for their part in the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster that killed 32 – but look likely to avoid jail.

The four crew members and a company official received jail sentences of between 18 and 34 months after they pleaded guilty to multiple manslaughter, negligence  and shipwreck.

However, judicial sources said none of the five is likely to be jailed as the sentences of under two years were suspended and the longer ones may be appealed or replaced with community service.

Lawyers for the victims decried the verdicts as ‘shameful’ and said they might appeal for longer sentences.

They said the sentences of under two years were suspended and the longer ones may be replaced with house arrest or community service.

The ship’s captain, Francesco Schettino, 52, remains on trial for manslaughter and causing the shipwreck. He is also seeking a plea bargain to reduce a possible jail sentence.

Mr Schettino is accused of abandoning ship before all crew and passengers had been rescued.

A coastguard’s angry phone order to him – ‘Get back on board, damn it!’ – became a catch phrase in Italy after the accident.

The cruise liner hit a rock as it sailed close to the island of Giglio, off the coast of Tuscany last January.

The longest sentence of two years and 10 months was given to Roberto Ferrarini, the ship’s crisis coordinator.

Cabin services manager Manrico Giampedroni was sentenced to two-and-a-half years and three others including first officer Ciro Ambrosio were given suspended sentences of under two years.

‘The plea bargains are unacceptable, they shouldn’t have been proposed or accepted. These sentences are ridiculous in the face of 32 dead,’ said Gabriele dalle Luche, who represents a group of Russian passengers.

Lawyer Massimiliano Gabrielli told reporters: ‘This is shameful justice’.

Daniele Bocciolini, who also represents victims, said he would ask Italy’s appeals court to overturn the plea bargains that allowed reduced sentences in return for guilty pleas.

The ship’s captain- Francesco Schettino- offered to accept a sentence of three years, five months in return for a guilty plea.

 A previous offer to serve three years, four months was rejected in May and he risks a much heftier sentence if no plea bargain is agreed. Hearings resume in September.

The captain is accused of abandoning ship before all crew and passengers had been rescued. A coastguard’s angry phone order to him – ‘Get back on board, damn it!’ – became a catch phrase in Italy after the accident.

His lawyers say he prevented a worse disaster by steering the 290-metre (950-ft) vessel into shallow waters after the impact and that he was thrown overboard due to the angle of the leaning ship, which still lies rusting off the island.