Costa Concordia News
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It has been a long journey for the Italian cruise liner, the Costa Concordia, but at last the ship is ready to be jettisoned to the scrap heap of history. After the tragedy of Jan. 13, 2012 the vessel has finally been gutted and is ready for scrapping.
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The three-judge panel in trial of the former captain of the Costa Concordia, Francesco Schettino, handed down his sentence in Grosetto on Wednesday. Schettino, who wept openly during his remarks before the sentencing, was given 16 years.
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The captain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia, Francesco Schettino, continues to deny fault in the disaster that took 32 lives on Jan. 13, 2012, and his latest statement is one of his most deceptive. He's playing a shell game.
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The 114,500 ton Costa Concordia has at last been towed from the island of Giglio. Removing the ship was a massive effort that had its origins way back on Jan. 13, 2012 when the ship hit a reef and listed over, with 32 lives lost.
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Within about 48 hours the Costa Concordia, the 114,500 tonnes former luxury liner now known the world over, will move forward for the first time since Jan. 13, 2012. After 2 1/2 years the island of Giglio in the Tuscan Bay will have its view back.
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The captain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia has again shifted blame for the tragedy, claiming in an interview Friday an order was not followed on that fateful night. Francesco Schettino put the blame for the disaster on his helmsman.
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Eerie video footage of divers, swimming around in the sunken wreckage of the Italian cruise ship, Costa Concordia, has now been released.
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An official of the Concordia Wreck Removal Project in Italy said they are almost ready to tow the ship to Genoa for dismantling. Thursday the last of 30 stabilizing sponsons was attached and now they're testing all systems in preparation to tow.
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Officials in Italy have announced the Costa Concordia will be towed from its perch 300 metres off the island of Giglio in the Tuscan Sea on July 20. The ship is upright now and being prepared to "sail" to Genoa on that date.
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The Costa Concordia will be scrapped at the port of Genoa, Italian officials controlling the clean-up of the tragic cruise ship have announced. That leaves Piombino, near the island of Giglio where the ship hit a reef and listed over, losing out.
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A British couple celebrating their anniversary onboard the Costa Concordia on January 13, 2012 say they will launch a lawsuit against the owners. John and Mandy Rodford want the company to "suffer" like they say that they've suffered.
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The trial of the Costa Concordia's captain continues in Italy and last week it was time for survivors to tell of their experience that tragic night. They spoke of chaos and a legacy that includes panic attacks and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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The date to tow away the now-upright Costa Concordia keeps moving back but it will happen sometime, very likely within the next two months. The question is what port will the 114,500 tonnes former cruise ship be towed to in order to be dismantled?
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Work to ready the Costa Concordia to tow it from where it sits, 300 metres off the Italian island of Giglio, has been halted. There are two reasons: because they haven't a port to receive it yet and because of the possibility of spilling hazardous waste.
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The first of 19 more massive sponsons to be attached to the Costa Concordia was positioned last week to ready the ship to be towed from the Italian island of Giglio. The cruise liner has sat 300 meters from shore since the Jan. 13, 2012 tragedy.
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The head of the Costa Cruises crisis unit, Roberto Ferrarini, was on the witness stand last week in the trial of Francesco Schettino, the captain of the tragic Costa Concordia. His evidence is the latest to suggest Mr. Schettino has lied about his role.
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It has been there, a large blot on the horizon of the Italian island of Giglio, since Jan. 13 of 2012, over 27 months. But Italy's environmental minister, Gian Luca Galetti, said Wednesday that the Costa Concordia, now upright, will soon be towed away.
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The trial of Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that hit a reef Jan. 13, 2012, killing 32, is ongoing and an important witness may soon take the stand. That witness is Rusil Bin, the helmsman on that fateful night.
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Thirty-two people died on Jan. 13, 2012 in the Costa Concordia disaster when the Italian cruise liner went down. On Saturday a 33rd victim was taken when a diver from Spain cut his leg underwater. Brought to surface, he later died.
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Cristina Porcelli, a lawyer for Costa Crociere, owners of the doomed Costa Concordia, told a court in Italy Tuesday that on the day following the tragedy the captain of the ship made no mention of those who died. He spoke only of his bravery, she said.
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Insurance experts said on Saturday that all claims made as a result of the Costa Concordia disaster could easily end up being $2 billion, or more. Payments made already are at more than $1 billion.
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The captain of tragic Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, was "distracted" on the bridge leading up to the tragedy that killed 32, the ship's First Officer Ciro Ambrosio said. Ambrosio is testifying at the trial of Francesco Schettino this week.
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Four divers who worked for Titan Salvage, one of two companies that raised the Costa Concordia, were caught on the ship in the middle of the night stealing souvenirs. The divers have been fired and will appear in court in Grosseto, Italy.
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The trial of Francesco Schettino, the captain of Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, has added a romantic element. Domnica Cemortan, a Moldovan dancer, admitted at his trial that she was his lover, and was on the bridge when the ship hit a reef.
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A Dutch salvage firm, Royal Boskalis NV said on Thursday they've won a $30 million contract to remove the Costa Concordia. The Italian cruise ship partially sunk 300 metres off of the shore of Giglio Island in the Tuscan Bay on Jan. 13, 2012.
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An official from Italy's civil protection agency told media Wednesday more human remains were found at the Costa Concordia site. The 114,000-tonne ship was pulled upright two weeks ago and two bodies were found, believed to be the last two missing.
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The final two bodies of the 32 who died in the Costa Concordia tragedy, a female Italian passenger and a male from India who was a waiter on the ship, have been found. The wreckage was refloated earlier this week and the find was expected.
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Judges granted Francesco Schettino's lawyers their request to examine the Costa Concordia as part of their defence, making it likely the trial, which began in July, will continue for many more months.
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It may no longer look so grand but it surely looks beautiful to the hundreds working on the project as at 4 a.m. Italian time Tuesday, the Costa Concordia once again sat upright. The cruise liner had listed over with 65% of her underwater 21 months ago.
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Engineers working to rotate and set upright the Costa Concordia say this morning, using immense pressure, they successfully pulled the hull from the reef it has sat on since Jan. 13, 2012. They are monitoring progress by use of underwater cameras.
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Court President, Judge Giovanni Puliatti (C), flanked by judges Sergio Compagnucci (R) and Marco Mezzaluna reads the sentence at the end of the trial of Francesco Schettino on February 11, 2015 in Grosseto, Italy Alberto Pizzoli, AFP
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People sunbathe by the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship in Giglio Island on June 26, 2014 Filippo Monteforte, AFP
Reuters Pictures of the Year 2013: The damaged side of the capsized cruise liner Costa Concordia is seen at the end of the "parbuckling" operation outside Giglio harbour September 17, 2013 With permission by Reuters / Tony Gentile
The sinking Costa Concordia cruise ship off the coast of Italy Il Fatto Quotidiano
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is lifted out of water during an operation to refloat the boat on July 14, 2014 off Giglio Island, Italy Giuseppe Cacace, AFP
The capsized cruise liner Costa Concordia is seen at the end of the "parbuckling" operation outside Giglio harbor With permission by Reuters
Reuters Pictures of the Year 2013: An aerial view shows the Costa Concordia as it lies on its side next to Giglio Island taken from an Italian navy helicopter August 26, 2013 With permission by Reuters / Alessandro Bianchi
The Costa Concordia accident: As many as 32 people died in the Jan. 13, 2012 sinking of the 114,500-ton cruise ship near the island of Giglio off the coast of Tuscany Il Fatto Quotidiano
The sinking Costa Concordia cruise ship off the coast of Italy Il Fatto Quotidiano
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is seen during an operation to refloat the liner on July 14, 2014 off Giglio island Giuseppe Cacace, AFP
The Costa Concordia is in the backdrop of life on the Italian island of Giglio. Residents are accustomed to the ship and Dutch filmmaker Bo de Visser says it has become a part of their daily life. Photo by Bo de Visser, Prorama Films
Rescue mission underway on the shipwrecked Costa Concordia Il Fatto Quotidiano
A man watches the sinking Costa Concordia ship off the coast of Italy Il Fatto Quotidiano
Bo de Visser, a Dutch time-lapse filmmaker, set up a camera on the island of Giglio to record the ongoing work to remove the Costa Concordia. De Visser took this photo prior to the ship being hauled upright and towed to Genoa for dismantling last July. Photo courtesy Bo de Visser
Divers retrieved a body on board Costa Concordia Il Fatto Quotidiano
Costa Concordia Luxury Cruise Ship carrying 4200 people ran aground and started sinking soon after leaving port Costa Cruise
This handout picture released by the Costa Crociere Press Office shows salvage master Nick Sloane in the control room aboard the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship on July 13, 2014 , Costa Crociere Press Office/AFP
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