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The captain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia, the Italian cruise ship that listed and partially sank, Francesco Schettino, was taken off of house arrest but put on a ‘town’ arrest. An Italian magistrate made the change Friday.
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Survivors of the Costa Concordia disaster relive the chain of events that lead them to fight for survival off the coast of Italy in January. In a preview of Crusie Ship Disaster: Inside The Concordia, due to air on Discovery Sunday, survivors are captured saying “we’ve got to jump” as experts dissect exactly what went wrong. “It felt like a movie. It felt like something that could never happen,” a survivor says Read More
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A total of thirty-nine Costa Concordia survivors are now suing Carnival and its subsidaries including Costa Cruise Lines and Costa Crociere in Florida, it was reported Wednesday. According to filings made in Miami Tuesday, where Carnival is … Read More
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Italy’s TG5 News Service has uncovered video from the deck of the Costa Concordia immediately following the ship’s running aground off the coast of Giglio, Italy. They have released approximately half of the 9 minute video, which shows Captain Francesco Schettino relaxed as the crew struggles to analyze the problem.
Britain’s Telegraph has taken the footage and closed captioned it. On it, you see the bridge illuminated by only the emergency lights after the power on the ship had failed. Read More
