The Costa cruise ship Concordia hit a reef off the coast of the Tuscan island, Giglio in Italy, Jan 13. Captain Francesco Schettino declared the waters safe to travel before the ship hit the reef, not that far from the shore. After the crash, 17 were reported dead, and 15 missing. The 114,500 ton ship had more than 4,200 passengers and crew aboard before the wreck. After abandoning the ship, Schettino left the ship before all the passengers were able to escape safely, and was soon after placed on house arrest for manslaughter. Eventually, the Concordia will be resurfaced and removed whole from the Italian waters. Since the wreck, there has been a definite decrease in bookings on most cruise liners, including Costa. #
Italian cruise ship still in a state of shipwreck
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