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Sydney Morning Herald
| 1 year ago
Nick Squires Grosseto, Italy March 5, 2012 Read later An aerial view of the Costa Concordia, after the cruise ship ran aground off the Isola del Giglio. Photo: AFP/Italian Guardia De Finanza THE captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship was not...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| 1 year ago
Some people carried the life vests for their kids because the kids complained about wearing them. Some had obviously been drinking for a couple of hours straight and could barely stand up. And others just talked through the whole thing, making it...
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Myanmar News
| 1 year ago
The travel industry has seen its fair share of major changes and developments in recent years, and 2012 shows no signs of slowing down. The Costa Concordia disaster that struck during wave season, coupled with the very recent robbing of Carnival...
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The Australian
| 1 year ago
Gillard has clashed with loyal lieutenant, Joel Fitzgibbon, who is threatening to resign over the reshuffle...Costa Concordia cruise liner voiced anger at the ship's captain at the tragedy's court hearing.
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia, was not wearing his glasses when the ship struck rocks and capsized in January, his first officer said. Ciro Ambrosio told prosecutors Saturday during the first hearing into the Jan. 13...
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The Guardian
| 1 year ago
A former Costa Cruises officer said Francesco Schettino's pride led to untruths. Photograph: Enzo Russo/EPA Passengers from the Costa Concordia shared tales of their trauma at a preliminary hearing into the causes of the cruise ship disaster as...
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Mail Online UK
| 1 year ago
Captain coward wasn't wearing his glasses on the night Costa Concordia sank, and 'couldn't see properly' A new charge has been brought against Schettino for 'destroying a habitat' Schettino asked the first officer to set the radar because he wasn't...
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Canada.com
| 1 year ago
The captain of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner was not wearing his glasses on the evening of the accident and asked his first officer to check the radar for him, the officer's lawyer said on Saturday. The cruise liner capsized off the Tuscan...
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The Sun UK
| 1 year ago
The ship's first officer Ciro Ambrosio has told investigating magistrates that Captain Francesco Schettino, 51, did not have his spectacles on when he steered the massive ship. Ambrosio's lawyer today said the cruiser was then taken within a stone's...
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The Age
| 1 year ago
At a preliminary hearing in the Italian city of Grosseto packed with survivors and lawyers, a university professor, a captain of the Italian navy and a coast guard admiral were given three months to supply judges with their expert report...
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Canada.com
| 1 year ago
An investigation into the Costa Concordia cruise liner tragedy which claimed 32 lives held a key court hearing on Saturday with hundreds of lawyers and angry survivors. Captain Francesco Schettino and eight others, including three executives from...
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The Independent
| 1 year ago
India's Naxalite rebels need to be tackled with mainstream political activity, not just development ... Suggested Topics The first evidence hearing into the January 13 shipwreck of the luxury cruise liner Costa Concordia began today, with so many...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
Survivors and relatives of victims of the Costa Concordia shipwreck clamoured for truth at a pre-trial hearing in Italy on Saturday, with some still waiting for identification of the remains of their loved ones one and a half months after the...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Articles The hearing is also expected to cover the black box recordings of the ship. Francesco Schettino, the captain of the cruise liner would not be attending the pre-trial hearing. Schettino was accused of manslaughter and of abandoning the ship...
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Canada.com
| 1 year ago
The Costa Concordia cruise ship's second in command has accused the captain of being "untruthful" to coast guards about the extent of a disaster that claimed 32 lives, Italian media reported on Saturday. The claims by Ciro Ambrosio were in a leaked...
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BBC
| 1 year ago
Key information about the capsizing of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is to be handed over to a panel of experts as a pre-trial hearing begins in Italy. At least 30 people are believed to have died when the ship struck rocks off the Tuscan coast on...
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Miami Herald
| 1 year ago
Costa offered all passengers a full refund of the cruise fare paid and associated travel expenses, and any expenses incurred onboard. Those who opted to return home also received a voucher for the same value as the unfinished Costa Allegra cruise to...
