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The captain of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, which ran aground killing 32 people, said he was distracted shortly before the collision. In a TV interview with Italy’s Canale 5, Francesco Schettino described the accident and said he was distracted by a phone conversation just before the ship crashed into a reef off an Italian island and capsized.
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Costa Concordia had faulty design, lawsuit alleges
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Another lawsuit has been filed in the aftermath of the Costa Concordia tragedy, this time against Carnival Corp. & PLC, owner of the ill-fated cruise ship that capsized this year, killing 32. The latest suit alleges that design faults on the Concordia hampered its evacuation, making it slow and problematic, according to a CBS report. The suit, filed in a California court by Mississippi lawyer John Arthur Eaves, is seeking a minimum of $10 million for two unidentified plaintiffs, plus punitive damages.
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Towing of stricken Costa Allegra crusie ship ‘going well’ despite course
National Post
By George Thande VICTORIA — A stricken cruise ship owned by the same company as the submerged Costa Concordia was being towed on Tuesday by a French tuna fishing boat to the Seychelles’ main island, the liner’s owner said. An engine room fire on the Costa Allegra knocked out the ship’s main power supply in the Indian Ocean on Monday, leaving it adrift with more than a thousand people on board — including 13 Canadians — in waters vulnerable to pirate attacks. Read More
Costa Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino faces new charges in cruise ship …
National Post
The captain of the Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that capsized off the coast of Italy last month killing at least 25 people, made a series of errors that were compounded by failures onshore by the ship’s operators, according to prosecution documents. Prosecutors accuse Captain Francesco Schettino of causing the accident by bringing the giant vessel too close to shore where it struck a rock that tore a large gash in the hull, causing water to flood into the engine rooms. Read More
Costa Concordia death toll grows as eight more bodies found, one of a missing
by Dario Thuburn ROME — Eight more bodies, including a five-year-old Italian girl, were found in the wreck of the Costa Concordia as Europe’s biggest cruise ship operator was caught up on Wednesday in the probe into the tragedy. Three managers of Costa Crociere received formal notifications that they were under investigation along with four officers from the liner, joining Captain Francesco Schettino and first officer Ciro Ambrosio as suspects Read More