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Rome – Scuba divers on Monday brought to shore all five of the bodies discovered last week in the wreck of the Costa Concordia, rescue officials in Italy said. The five bodies – which have yet to be identified – were found on Thursday. The discovery brought to 30 the number of people who died from the January 13 accident involving the Italian cruise ship.
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INTERVIEW: CEO: Despite accidents, Costa Crociere to keep cruising
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A woman waves towards the cruise ship ‘Costa Romantica,’ as it leaves the port of Savona, Itlay on 02 March 2012. EPA/LUCA ZENNARO In a disastrous start to the year, Italian cruise ship operator Costa Crociere suffered not one, but two accidents – one of them with multiple fatalities.But, while the wreck of the Costa Concordia in January, followed by the disabling of the Costa Allegra the following month, might have spelled the end for some companies, Costa Crociere intends to overcome its current crop of problems. In an exclusive interview with dpa, president and chief executive officer (CEO) Pier Luigi Foschi, rejected reports that parent company, US-based Carnival Corporation, may be tempted to scrap the Costa Crociere brand name in the wake of the recent bad publicity.
Lawyers say Costa Concordia had taken dangerous route before
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Rome – The Costa Concordia had allegedly sailed dangerously close to the Italian island of Giglio several times before the night of January 13, when it sank, according to documents submitted by lawyers representing several of the shipwreck’s survivors. The documents also appear to suggest that ships owned by the Costa Crociere company had made at least 10 similar ‘close passages’ to land, contradicting previous statements made by the company, the ANSA news agency reported Monday Read More