Italy Cruise Tragedy
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Stricken ship captain blames company pressure: reports
The captain of the stricken Costa Concordia liner told a friend a day after the disaster that a manager from the cruise company pressured him to sail too close to shore, the Italian media has reported.
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2 more bodies found, fuel removal to begin on ship
Nudged gently by the tides off Tuscany, the capsized Costa Concordia has been deemed stable enough on its rocky perch for salvagers to begin pumping fuel oil from its giant tanks as early as Tuesday.
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I am not going back: Captain of Italian ship told port official
In the hours after cruise liner Costa Concordia struck rocks off Italy, a port official urged Captain Francesco Schettino, who had abandoned ship, to return on board and help evacuation efforts.
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Timeline of Italian cruise ship disaster
Here is a timeline of the disaster, based on official statements and eyewitness accounts.
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Italy cruise disaster: Captain denies abandoning ship as toll rises to 11
A recording of a telephone exchange as the disaster unfolded showed that captain Francesco Schettino ignored an order to return to the vessel after it hit rocks.
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Italy cruise tragedy: Five more bodies found, toll rises to 11
Italian media say five more bodies have been found aboard a cruise ship that capsized off the coast of Tuscany, raising the official death toll to 11.
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Italy cruise tragedy: Holes blasted in ship to search for missing
Italian naval divers on Tuesday exploded holes in the hull of a cruise ship grounded off a Tuscan island to speed the search for 29 missing people while seas were still calm. One official said there was still a "glimmer of hope" that survivors could be found.
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Italy cruise tragedy: Missing Indian's family hopes for miracle
On Sunday morning, when Gladys and Frank Rebello flipped opened the papers at their Naigaon residence, they weren't expecting to read any piece of news that would concern them personally. But they learned that the Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia had hit a rock and sank off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, late Friday night. Aboard the liner...
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Stricken ship captain blames company pressure: reports
The captain of the stricken Costa Concordia liner told a friend a day after the disaster that a manager from the cruise company pressured him to sail too close to shore, the Italian media has reported.
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2 more bodies found, fuel removal to begin on ship
Nudged gently by the tides off Tuscany, the capsized Costa Concordia has been deemed stable enough on its rocky perch for salvagers to begin pumping fuel oil from its giant tanks as early as Tuesday.
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I am not going back: Captain of Italian ship told port official
In the hours after cruise liner Costa Concordia struck rocks off Italy, a port official urged Captain Francesco Schettino, who had abandoned ship, to return on board and help evacuation efforts.
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Timeline of Italian cruise ship disaster
Here is a timeline of the disaster, based on official statements and eyewitness accounts.
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Italy cruise disaster: Captain denies abandoning ship as toll rises to 11
A recording of a telephone exchange as the disaster unfolded showed that captain Francesco Schettino ignored an order to return to the vessel after it hit rocks.
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Italy cruise tragedy: Five more bodies found, toll rises to 11
Italian media say five more bodies have been found aboard a cruise ship that capsized off the coast of Tuscany, raising the official death toll to 11.
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Italy cruise tragedy: Holes blasted in ship to search for missing
Italian naval divers on Tuesday exploded holes in the hull of a cruise ship grounded off a Tuscan island to speed the search for 29 missing people while seas were still calm. One official said there was still a "glimmer of hope" that survivors could be found.
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Italy cruise tragedy: Missing Indian's family hopes for miracle
On Sunday morning, when Gladys and Frank Rebello flipped opened the papers at their Naigaon residence, they weren't expecting to read any piece of news that would concern them personally. But they learned that the Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia had hit a rock and sank off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, late Friday night. Aboard the liner...
