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Over-reliance on electronic navigation systems and a failure of judgement by the captain are seen as possible reasons for one of the worst cruise liner disasters of all time, maritime specialists say.An Italian Coast guard diver inspects inside the Costa Concordia cruise ship on January 16, 2012.An Italian Coast guard diver swims through debris inside the partially-submerged Costa Concordia, on January 16, 2012. View of the Costa Concordia taken on January 14, 2012, after the cruise ship ran aground and keeled over off the Isola del Giglio. Captain Francesco Schettino has been found guilty of manslaughter and other charges related to the January 2012 shipwreck of the Costa Concordia. Depending on the outcome of identification analyses of remains already found, it was stated that further search activities might be conducted in the wreck for the missing crew member Russel Rebello after it has been removed from the water.On 6 and 7 August 2014, divers found human remains on the wreck which was then moored in the port of Genoa.Poor weather conditions could have caused a spill of oil from the ship.On 7 February, Civil Protection director Franco Gabrielli told the As part of the recovery effort a group of about 200 giant fan mussels The wreck came to rest on a rock ledge and there were concerns that she might slide into deeper water. Here's the latest. A former state room, one of the most expensive on the ship, looks unfit for human habitation. They represented "the two souls of Italy", according to Aldo Grasso in Some saw parallels between the incident and the country's recent political upheavals. Some of the passengers jumped into the icy waters. Deviation (from 20:30 UTC) leading to collision (20:45 UTC) and grounding (22:00 UTC)Route leading to collision compared to route of 14 August 2011
Despite the calm seas and the proximity to land, 32 people were killed. The 2012 Costa Concordia shipwreck is the most famous maritime disaster of the 21st century. Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images Share this - copied. The operation had to be suspended a number of times as the ship shifted position. Reuters/Enzo Russo/ANSA Jonathan says boarding the wrecked Costa Concordia was as easy as climbing aboard a ship in port. Rescuers resumed a search of the hulk of a giant cruise liner off the west coast of Italy on Monday after bad weather forced them to halt operations, but hopes were fading of finding more survivors. These photos are the result, and he’s turned them into To inspire active participation in the world outside through award-winning coverage of the sports, people, places, adventure, discoveries, health and fitness, gear and apparel, trends and events that make up an active lifestyle. Reuters/Stringer Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images Why, almost 60 years after he first appeared in the Daily Mirror, is a layabout lout from north-east England still so loved around the world? After the grounding, passengers and crew were taken ashore from the ship by lifeboats and helicopters or swam to the island, leaving about 40 people missing. At 03:44, the Air Force officer reported that 40 to 50 people were still on board. The wreck of the Costa Concordia is now moored in a floating dock; the entire right side of the ship is ripped open.
On 26 September 2013, unidentified remains were found near the central part of the ship, where they were last seen. Five years after the Costa Concordia ran aground off the coast of Giglio, Italy, the massive salvage effort for the stricken ship in a Genoa drydock is completed.
The compensation comprises a payment of €11,000 per person to compensate for all damages (including loss of baggage and property, psychological distress and loss of enjoyment of the cruise) and reimbursement for a range of other costs and losses, including reimbursement for the value of the cruise, for all air and bus travel costs included in the cruise package, for all travel expenses to return home, for all medical expenses arising from the event, and for all expenses incurred on board during the cruise.Costa also promised return of all property stored in cabin safes, to the extent recoverable, and to grant passengers access to a programme for "psychological assistance". A normal cabin turned asunder by the capsizing ship. However, the companies performing the refloating operation denied finding any bodies.The search for the two still missing bodies continued after the ship was uprighted on 17 September 2013. AP Photo/Claude Paris The bridge has been stripped of valuable copper wire and circuit boards. Costa Concordia Dismantling - in Pictures By Wendy Laursen 09-29-2015 12:13:22 About 200 technicians are currently working on the dismantling of the Costa Concordia . Reuters/Guardia Costiera AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia The graphics and maps below reveal more about what happened.The Costa Concordia left the Italian port of Civitavecchia at The ship was heading out on a week-long cruise around the Mediterranean with 3,206 passengers and 1,023 crew onboard.