Costa Concordia Shipwreck

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Naples, Italy – The Costa Concordia shipwreck captain, whose capsized cruise liner left 32 people dead a year ago, says he understands that people hate him, but he regrets nothing.
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Costa Concordia Shipwreck Cap: ‘I Regret Nothing! Inquisitor

Video tour of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia shows the upturned …

Cruise liner remains marooned off the coast of Tuscany nearly a year after it sank in January 2012,New footage shows ongoing salvage operation of the 114,500 ton ship. Never before seen underwater footage of the Costa Concordia salvage operation has emerged as the year anniversary of the ship’s sinking approaches.
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Cruise News Shorts: Costa Concordia Trial Looms Close

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Italian prosecutors have finished investigating the Costa Concordia tragedy and are preparing to bring charges against the captain and seven other people. The captain will be accused of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship. The head investigator said he expects to file a request for an indictment at the end of January
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Costa Concordia captain sues for wrongful termination


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Francesco Schettino, former captain of the Costa Concordia, has sued, claiming wrongful termination from his job after the accident, according to his lawyer.”It is the right of every worker to appeal against his dismissal and Capt. Schettino has done no more than exercise that right “
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Costa Concordia is turned into a macabre tourist attraction

Daily Mail
… all summer, drawn by the submerged ship. The Costa Concordia ran into a reef and capsized off the coast of the Tuscan island of Giglio on Friday January 13 after Captain Francesco Schettino made an unauthorised diversion from his programmed route.

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Italian Sunseekers Look On as Salvage Team Starts Year Long Operation

Sunseekers on Italy’s Isola del Giglio look on as salvage crews begin the mammoth task of refloating the Costa Concordia – almost half a year after the stricken vessel capsized off the Tuscan coast. Engineers yesterday moved a salvage rig – the Titan-Micoperi – into place next to the luxury cruise liner, which capsized in January, when it struck an 80-ton rock that lay within a submerged reef.
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Sophia sails into row about monster ship in Venice

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The monstrous vessel, which is 40m longer than the wrecked Costa Concordia, swept past St Mark’s Square, and no doubt blotted out the sun from some positions, while protesters, like specks on the shore, waved banners which read “No Big Ships”.  Environmentalists are urging Italian screen legend Sophia Loren to ditch her endorsement of the latest giant cruise liner to sully the views and pollute the air of Venice. The 140000-tonne MSC Divina was christened by the actress last month in France.
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Costa Concordia: New Ship And New Rules

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The Costa Concordia’s owner has brought in new safety measures for its ships, including real-time tracking of routes and limits on its captains’ absolute authority – as its biggest liner was launched. The measures are aimed at ensuring there is no repeat of the tragedy in which 32 people died. Emergency safety training will now be given to passengers before the ships leave port – and a monitoring system will identify anyone who have not attended and encourage them to do so. The new Costa Fascinosa
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COSTA CONCORDIA: Bodies of Albertville Man’s Parents Identified

Patch.com The Heil family has entered a final post on its family blog site, stating it “move forward” now that Gerald and Barbara’s bodies have been identified among those recovered last March among the wreck of the Costa Concordia.
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