Luxury cruise ship's captain being held for questioning

Monday, January 16, 2012

A top Costa executive, Gianni Onorato, said Saturday the Concordia's captain had the liner on its regular, weekly route when it struck a reef.

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Luxury ship runs aground off Italy, bodies found

Three bodies were recovered and 4,200 people evacuated after luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, sending water pouring through a 160-foot gash in the hull. Passengers complained the crew failed to give evacuation instructions and that a drill was only scheduled for this afternoon. Authorities still hadn't counted all the survivors, the Associated Press reported.

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