hockeyfan1
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A cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, (it's parent company owned by U.S.-based Carnival Corp.,), capsized off the coast of Italy, carrying a multitude of passengers, many from foreign countries (including 12 Canadians on board). A 160 ft. (50 m) gash was found on the ship's side, as Italian emergency crews tried to rescue as many of the survivors still aboard the as-yet completely sunken ship.
Passengers told harrowing tales, right out of the movie "The Titanic", of everything -- dishes, curtains, lighting fixtures, tables, and themselves -- 'tossed' to one side of the ship's interior, as darkness set in, forcing people to literally crawl on their knees in a desperate attempt to find the escape route.
Many passengers suffered bruised knees as a result, and many were simply terrified of the experience.
Italian officials, along with the cooperation of Carnival, will conduct an ongoing investigation into how and why the ship hit a reef, ensuing in the 160 ft. (50 m) gash in it's side. The captain of the ship, Francesco Schettino is being questioned for attempting to leave the passengers behind, and for possible manslaughter charges, as allegations persist that he had deliberately steered the ship's course too close to the reef in order to cause the devasting collision.
There are many questions unanswered, as the Costa Concordia has been performing the same voyage between the Italian Mediterranean coastal area between Ciivitavecchia and the island of Giglio, a popular destination among tourists.
To date, 40 passengers have been unaccounted for.
Terrible, just terrible. For more, go to:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/reports-cruise-ship-runs-aground-off-tuscan-island-030101152.html
Passengers told harrowing tales, right out of the movie "The Titanic", of everything -- dishes, curtains, lighting fixtures, tables, and themselves -- 'tossed' to one side of the ship's interior, as darkness set in, forcing people to literally crawl on their knees in a desperate attempt to find the escape route.
Many passengers suffered bruised knees as a result, and many were simply terrified of the experience.
Italian officials, along with the cooperation of Carnival, will conduct an ongoing investigation into how and why the ship hit a reef, ensuing in the 160 ft. (50 m) gash in it's side. The captain of the ship, Francesco Schettino is being questioned for attempting to leave the passengers behind, and for possible manslaughter charges, as allegations persist that he had deliberately steered the ship's course too close to the reef in order to cause the devasting collision.
There are many questions unanswered, as the Costa Concordia has been performing the same voyage between the Italian Mediterranean coastal area between Ciivitavecchia and the island of Giglio, a popular destination among tourists.
To date, 40 passengers have been unaccounted for.
Terrible, just terrible. For more, go to:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/reports-cruise-ship-runs-aground-off-tuscan-island-030101152.html