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Cruise Ship Sinking: Couple Rescued From Costa Concordia

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17 are still missing after a massive cruise ship went aground off the Italian shore. Barbie Latza Nadeau reports from the scene on one couple's unlikely escape—and why the captain is in custody. The giant carcass of the Costa Concordia lies like a

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Despite famously being described as “unsinkable” disaster struck when the ship hit an iceberg in the Atlantic killing at least 1496 people. July 10, 2011 :The overloaded cruise ship – described by many witnesses as a “death-trap” – sank during a heavy

The cruise ship is called “Costa Concordia” and yesterday it hit some rocks on the island of Giglio in Italy. Damaging the ship's left side and causing water to pour inside. And it's still in the process of sinking. 4179 people were

Italy cruise ship Costa Concordia: Search for missing

Updated at 6:50 a.m. ET: Specialist diving teams are being brought in to search the interior of the cruise ship Costa Concordia after it ran aground off the Italian coast, fire services spokesman Luca Cari says. So far three

Survivors from a luxury cruise ship that ran aground and tipped over, leaving at least three dead and 69 people still unaccounted for, described the event as a chaotic evacuation. (Jan. 14) (/The Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan

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By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — At least six people were killed and 15 injured Friday night after a cruise ship ran aground near the Italian island of Giglio, Italy's ANSA news agency reported early Saturday. The Costa Concordia, owned by Genoa-based

Emergency teams in Italy are racing to rescue up to 70 people thought to be still missing after a cruise ship ran aground off the country's west coast. Divers are searching rooms in the Costa Concordia, which is lying on its side 200m (650ft) off

Italy cruise ship Costa Concordia aground near Giglio

Various reports say between three and eight people have been killed and at least 15 others injured as an Italian cruise liner with 4000 passengers on board hit a sandbar off the Italian coast. The rescue operation is underway

PORTO SANTO STEFANO, Italy — Survivors who escaped a luxury cruise ship that ran aground and tipped over recounted a scene reminiscent of "Titanic" on Saturday, describing a delayed then panicked evacuation,

A luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, sending water pouring in through a 160-foot gash in the hull and forcing the evacuation of some 4200 people from the listing vessel early Saturday.

PORTO SANTO STEFANO, Italy — Survivors who escaped a luxury cruise ship that ran aground and tipped over recounted a scene reminiscent of "Titanic" on Saturday, describing a delayed then panicked evacuation,

AP News in Brief at 5:58 am EST PORTO SANTO STEFANO, Italy (AP) – A luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, sending water pouring in through a 160-foot (50-meter) gash in the hull and forcing the evacuation of some 4200 people from the