The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leans after it ran aground off the coast of the Isola del Giglio island, Italy, early Saturday, January 14, Passengers of the Costa Concordia arrive at Porto Santo Stefano on January 14, , after the cruise ship ran aground and keeled over the night before. Some of the passengers jumped into the icy waters.
The ship was on a cruise in the Mediterranean, leaving from Savona with planned stops in Civitavecchia, Palermo, Cagliari, Palma, Barcelona and Marseille," the company said. A survivor of the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia, arrives at the harbor, in Marseille, southern France, on January 14, The Costa Concordia leans on its side after running aground, on January 14, Gashes in the hull of the Costa Concordia, off the west coast of Italy, on January 14, Firefighters on a dinghy examine a large rock emerging from the side of the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia, the day after it ran aground on Sunday, January 15, The Costa Concordia, surrounded by smaller boats, on Saturday, January 14, , after running aground.
An evening view of the Costa Concordia, on January 15, in the harbor of the Tuscan island of Giglio. A rescue boat points a light at the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leaning on its side on January 14, Italian firefighters climb on the Costa Concordia on January 14, Firemen inspect the Costa Concordia on January 15, Rescuers check the sea near the Costa Concordia on January 15, , after the cruise ship ran aground the night before. People look at the deck chairs piled on the deck of the leaning Costa Concordia, on January 15, , after the cruise ship ran aground on January Partially submerged cabins of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, photographed on January 14, An Italian firefighter helicopter lifts a passenger from the cruise ship Costa Concordia on January 15, Through the confusion, the captain somehow made it into a lifeboat before everyone else had made it off.
Schettino argued that he fell into a lifeboat because of how the ship was listing to one side, but this argument proved unconvincing. In , a court found Schettino guilty of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck, abandoning ship before passengers and crew were evacuated and lying to authorities about the disaster.
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Costa Concordia : The Costa Concordia was a large cruise ship filled with 3, passengers when it ran aground on a reef off the coast of Italy in Image via wikipedia.
The deck ship actually tipped over after it took on water. In one of the most tragic accidents of its kind, 32 passengers were killed, 64 were injured, and one was missing and never found. In the costliest ship disaster in history, it took over a year and a half to bring the ship upright, after which it was taken to port and dismantled.
The accident was caused when the ship Captain Francesco Schettino decided to sail close to the shore to impress local residents. Then the captain committed the ultimate maritime sin: he abandoned ship while passengers were still onboard.
Schettino was convicted of manslaughter. RMS Titanic: In probably the most famous cruise ship disaster of all time, this sinking has become legend, books and movies. Image via documentarytube. In the early morning hours, the ship struck an iceberg in the frigid north Atlantic waters.
Eastland : Only three years after the Titanic tragedy, the S. Eastland rolled over on its side while still docked. At the time, the ship held Western Electric employees celebrating an event.
The disaster resulted in deaths. Image via eastlanddisaster. Seabourn Spirit: In November this luxury cruise ship was attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. Two boats of pirates neared the ship and fired machine guns and hand held rocket propelled grenades.
Image via visualitineraries. One crew member was injured by shrapnel. The ship has been renamed the Star Breeze. Image via cruiseshipdeaths. There were passengers aboard of which 30 were killed and 70 injured. Most passengers were asleep at the time of the collision. The casualties were compounded by a broken PA system and a crew that reportedly focused on saving themselves instead of passengers.
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