Francesco Schettino, Costa Concordia Captain, Credits ‘Divine Hand’ In Accident

Huffington Post
Francesco Schettino, the captain of the doomed Costa Concordia, claims that “a divine hand surely touched my head,” sparing further catastrophe when his cruise ship crashed off the coast of Italy, a leaked letter to his attorney says. “If I had continued on that path the ship’s prow would have hit the rock. It would have been carnage
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Costa Concordia: Cruise Ship Will Be Righted And Refloated

Sky News
The stricken cruise liner Costa Concordia is to be righted and refloated in what will be the biggest operation of its kind ever seen. Teams of engineers will work around the clock seven days a week for a year in an operation which is expected to start in May, four months after the liner struck rocks and capsized leaving 32 people dead, with two bodies still unaccounted for. The ship is currently lying at an angle of 80 degrees on rocks known as Seagull Point, where it ran aground on January 13.
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Fuel cleared from Costa Concordia wreck

Sydney Morning Herald
Authorities say they have removed all the fuel that was left aboard the Costa Concordia cruise ship that capsized off Italy. The process of getting more than 2000 tonnes of fuel and sewage was completed on Saturday. There had been fears that any fuel leaking from the ship would pollute the pristine waters off the Tuscan island of Giglio, where the ship rammed a reef on January 13. But authorities say no significant pollution has been detected.
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Moldovan dancer ‘kissed’ Costa Concordia’s captain

Zee News
London: A Moldovan ballet dancer, who was allegedly dining with the captain of Costa Concordia before the Italian luxury cruise ship capsized, has admitted to sharing a passionate kiss on the evening of tragedy. Domnica Cemortan, who was accused of causing the sinking of the Costa Concordia by romantically distracting Francisco Schettino, has given her first full newspaper interview ‘to set the record straight’.
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