In photos – the Costa Concordia disaster
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A police officer holds a baby wrapped in a blanket as passengers of the luxury ship Costa Concordia that ran aground off the coast of Tuscany arrive on a ferry in Porto Santo Stefano, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The Costa Concordia ran aground, gashing open the hull and taking on water, forcing some 4,200 people aboard to evacuate aboard lifeboats to a nearby island early Saturday. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
THE 13-deck Costa Concordia cruise liner has run aground close to the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. Rocks tore a 160-foot (50-meter) hole in the hull. Not all of the 4,234 people on board the Cost aConcordia managed to escape. One woman, aged 65, died from the chock of the cold water. Sixty eight others are missing. The Costa Concordia…
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Posted: 14th, January 2012 | In: In Pictures Comment | TrackBack | Permalink