In photos – the Costa Concordia disaster
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Costa Crociere chairman and CEO Pier Luigi Foschi answers reporters' questions during a news conference in Genoa, Italy, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. The captain of the cruise ship that capsized off Tuscany made an unauthorized, unapproved deviation from the ship's programmed course, a "human error" that led to the grounding of the vessel, the chief executive of ship's Italian owner said Monday. At least six people died in the incident. The comments from Costa Crociere chairman and CEO Pier Luigi Foschi ramped up the pressure on the captain, who already is under investigation by authorities for suspected manslaughter and as well as allegations he abandoned ship before the passengers were safe, violating the Italian navigation code. (AP Photo/Tano Pecoraro)
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