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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

As Divers Search Cruise Ship, Reason for Crash Is Unclear

ROME (Reuters) – The captain of the Italian cruise ship which ran aground late on Friday appears to have taken the vessel very close to the shore in a dangerous manner, officials said on Saturday. At least three people died in the disaster.

GIGLIO, Italy, Jan. 14 (UPI) — The Italian captain of the cruise ship that ran aground off an Italian island is being investigated for manslaughter and abandoning ship, a prosecutor said. The Friday accident involving the 4200-passenger Costa

PORTO SANTO STEFANO, Italy — Survivors from a luxury cruise ship that ran aground and tipped over in shallow waters off the coast of Tuscany on Saturday recounted scenes of chaos, with frightened passengers crawling

It has been widely reported that the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia “slammed into shallow water off Italy's western coast.” Authorities are looking at why the ship didn't hail a mayday during the accident near the Italian

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

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