cruise ship disaster
Survivors of Costa Concordia Ship That Sank Offered 30 Percent Off Future Cruises
In what’s being seen by many as an incredulous move, Carnival Corp., the parent company of the downed Costa Concordia cruise ship, is offering survivors of the disaster 30 percent off future cruise vacations.
Audio from Cruise Ship Disaster Makes an Unlikely Star of Italian Coast Guard Captain [VIDEO]
As rescuers continue to search for survivors on the Costa Concordia cruise ship five days after it slammed into rocks off Italy’s Tuscan coast, new audio between the ship’s captain and a member of the Italian Coast Guard has surfaced, giving the European country its newest — and most unintentional — celebrity.
Americans Among the Missing on Sinking Italian Cruise Ship [PICTURES, VIDEO]
At least two Americans are among the estimated 16 people missing after a cruise ship hit a reef on Friday night andcapsized off the west coast of Italy with 4,200 passengers and crew aboard. Six passengers have been confirmed dead since the Costa Concordia ran aground near Tuscany, tearing a 160-foot hole in its hull and causing the ship to sink. The captain, Francesco Schettino, 52, blames the disaster on rocks not on his navigational charts, but has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
