When the cruise liner costa concordia crashed and sank in 2012, 32 people tragically lost their lives. More than 4,200 people were rescued, though 32 people died. Cruise liner crash costa concordia the whole story. Costa concordia calamity just the latest disaster for. The 2006built cruise ship costa concordia was a carnival corporationowned concordiaclass passenger liner identified by imo number 9320544, mmsi number 9320544 italyflagged and callsign ibhd.
Costa concordia disaster six years are marking today since the fatal grounding of costa concordia cruise ship in the mediterranean sea, resulting in 32 deaths, 64 serious injuries, and a ship total loss. Costa concordia disaster simple english wikipedia, the. Captain schettino and the sinking of the costa concordia. Francesco schettino, the captain of the costa concordia who was accused. On january 2012, the italian cruise ship costa concordia ran aground and overturned after striking an underwater rock off isola del giglio, tuscany, resulting in 32 deaths. Francesco schettino, were charged with various crimes. A profile of 52yearold italian cruise liner captain francesco schettino, jailed for manslaughter for his role in the costa concordia maritime disaster in january 2012.
Projects business global events books fiction newsletters. Cnns tom foreman explains how the italian cruise ship costa concordia went down. His book documents moments in time of a destroyed cruiser and destroyed lives five years ago, on january, 2012, costa concordia began to capsize after striking a rock off the coast of the island of giglio. Five passengers drowned and about 15 still remain missing after.
Eerie photos show abandoned costa concordia cruise ship. Italy has been gripped by the tale of two very different men whose contrasting behaviour cuts to the heart of the costa concordia disaster. On the evening of january th, 2012, the cruise industry was forever changed after the modern, family cruise ship, the costa concordia collided with rocks and sank off the coast of italy. Eerie photos show abandoned costa concordia cruise ship years after deadly disaster by kolten parker, san antonio expressnews updated 11. Costa cruises statements on the concordia ship disaster. The ships detained captain, francesco schettino, was accused by his bosses of. Costa concordia captain to release book about 2012 disaster. Thirtytwo people died after the costa concordia cruis ship ran aground with more than 4,000 passengers and crew on january 2012, only hours after. Several hours later, the ship capsized, claiming the lives of 32 passengers. Captain jailed over costa concordia disaster says he will. After costa concordia, concerns about cruise industry the new. Gianni onorato, the general director of costa cruises, covered his face during a news. On january, 2012, costa concordia hit a rock off the coast of giglio, an island on italys tuscan coast. Costa concordia disaster, the capsizing of an italian cruise ship on january, 2012, after it struck rocks off the coast of giglio island in the tyrrhenian sea.
On january 2012, whilst the costa concordia was in navigation in the. Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now. View a thin film of oil spreads from the costa concordia cruise ship after it ran aground off the west coast of italy, at giglio island, feb. However, their design from lido pool deck up to the top deck was enlarged and redesigned. The costa concordia disaster, 1 year later updated 2 p. How the cruise ship, costa concordia went down youtube. In this paper, an accurate reconstruction of the events preceding the january th, 2012 impact of the costa concordia cruise ship with the rocks of isola del giglio is presented, along with the. What impact will the costa concordia disaster have on the. Among the worst cruise ship disasters of recent history, the costa concordia wreck resulted in the. Inside the eerie wreckage of the costa concordia four years after the luxury cruise liner sank killing 32 people. As present, i have simply copied and pasted the text from the costa concordia page and added some of my own too, but its important to note that this is a far more suitable place to discuss the theorems, evidence, and details of the january 2012 disaster, rather than the ships own wikipedia entry. Eerie photos show abandoned costa concordia cruise ship years after deadly disaster. Costa cruises statements on the concordia ship disaster statements released by the italian cruise company since the concordia ran aground off the coast of tuscany sun 15 jan 2012 17.
Bbc the owners of a cruise ship that hit rocks in italy accuse the captain of veering off course to show the ship to locals on a nearby island. On the morning of friday, january, 2012, four members of a tightknit family from. One familys chilling account of the costa concordia disaster dean ananias, georgia gonos ananias, valerie joy ananias, cynthia kristin ananias, debbie karen ananias on. Est as the world watches events unfold off the tiny italian island of. Costa concordia captain francesco schettino to release book about. Hawking explores the question of whether time travel is possible. Captain francesco schettino was this week sentenced to 16 years in jail for manslaughter. The collision brought a deep 70meter wound into the ships hull, eventually causing it to be overturned. The luxury cruise ship costa concordia leans after it ran aground off the coast. An eyepopping journey from the moons of jupiter to a galaxy perhaps not so far, far away in search of alien.
M ore than 4,200 passengers and crew were aboard the costa concordia during a mediterranean cruise when the ship rammed into a rocky outcropping off the. Inside the eerie wreckage of the costa concordia four. The eightyearold costa cruises vessel was on the first leg of a cruise around the mediterranean sea when she deviated from her planned route at the isola del giglio, sailed closer to the island, and struck a rock. Italian firefighters climb on the costa concordia on january 14, 2012. Carnival has warned that the sinking of the costa concordia cruise ship could wipe out its profits this year. The concordia first sailed into the tyrrhenian sea, from a genoese shipyard, in 2005. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. On january 2012, the italian cruise ship costa concordia hit the bottom of the sea floor and overturned after striking an underwater rock off isola del giglio. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Aground with rigid lifeboats in foreground and inflatables hanging from the side of the ship. Carnival posts loss on costa concordia sinking bbc news. The costa concordia disaster kindle edition by jones, edward.
Following the spectacle of the costa concordia disaster, the cruise industry is starting its campaign to convince the public that cruising is safe notwithstanding the terrifying and grotesque images of the stricken ship procruise trade organizations line the cruise line international association clia will claim that incidents like this are rare and will. Costa concordia wreck raised from undersea platform bbc news. Booking volume for carnivals fleet, excluding costa, in the 12. The vessel was designed and constructed in italy and by one of worlds largest shipbuilding companies fincantieri at its sestri ponente shipyard near genovagenoa.
An intimate account of the costa concordia shipwreck. In 2012 the italian cruise ship costa concordia sank off the coast of tuscany claiming 32 lives. Costa concordia disaster collision, rescue, salvage. On january, 2012, the costa concordia a thousand foot long luxury cruise ship, twice the size of the titanic ventured into shallow water and smashed into the rocks of a tiny island off the coast of italy, throwing the four thousand passengers. The haunting remains of the costa concordia ship which sank off the tuscan island of giglio in 2012, killing 32 people, have been captured in a. The costa concordia crisis a case analysis of the sinking cruise ship.
View of the costa concordia taken on january 14, 2012, after the cruise ship ran aground and keeled over off the isola del giglio. On january, 2012, the italian cruise ship costa concordia, which transported 4,200 people, collided with rocks, just outside the coast of giglio island in the mediterranean. Concordia struck a reef off the italian island of giglio in january 2012. On january, 2012, the costa concordia a thousand foot long luxury cruise ship, twice the size of the titanic ventured into shallow water and smashed into the rocks of a tiny island off the coast of italy, throwing the four thousand passengers and crew members into a state of chaos. Costa concordia was a concordiaclass cruise ship built in 2004 and it was declared a total loss and later towed to the port of genoa where scrapping the liner. The wreck of the italian cruise ship costa concordia is afloat as one of. Costa concordia cruise ship disaster 2012 a ship off. What you need to know about the cruise ship disaster. Marine casualties investigative body cruise ship costa concordia marine casualty on january, 2012.
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