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Rome, April 12 (IANS/AKI) An Italian court has rejected a request by the captain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise ship to release him from house arrest. Francesco Schettino captained the ship that struck a rock formation off the Tuscan coast Jan
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French fishing vessel reaches drifting Italian cruise ship and begins towing …
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AP Monday’s fire on the Costa Allegra immediately raised fears, since it occurred only six weeks after one of its sister ships, the Costa Concordia, hit a reef and capsized off Italy, killing 25 people and leaving seven missing and presumed dead. A French fishing vessel on Tuesday began towing an Italian cruise ship drifting powerless in the Indian Ocean to a nearby Seychelles island, but was not expected to reach the tiny resort island until Wednesday. Authorities said they are making arrangements to evacuate people to the island of Desroches and then to transfer the more than 1,000 passengers and crew members to the main Seychelles island of Mahe by plane and fast boats. Read More
Cruise shipwreck survivors file suit
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Six surviving passengers have filed a $460 million suit for damages against Costa Cruises and parent company Carnival Cruises. Six passengers from shipwrecked Costa Concordiaare suing Carnival Cruises in a Miami court seeking hundreds of millions of dollars. The lawsuit names Costa Cruises and parent company, Carnival Cruises; lawyer cites ‘stress of disaster’. The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia lies on its side after it ran aground off the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, on Jan. 15. Six surviving passengers have filed a $460 million suit for damages against Costa Cruises and parent company Carnival Cruises. Read more