Costa Concordia Tragedy

Divers Recover 5 Bodies From Costa Concordia Cruise Wreck

AP | Posted 03.26.2012

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GIGLIO, Italy -- Divers on Monday recovered five bodies found last week in the wreck of the Costa Concordia, two months after the cruise ship struck a...

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More Costa Concordia Bodies Found

AP | Posted 03.22.2012

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GIGLIO, Italy -- Search crews in Italy have found five more bodies in the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which struck a reef off an Italian...

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Who Took The Costa Concordia's Bell?

AP | Posted 05.15.2012

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ROME -- Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into the disappearance of the bell from the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia. Franco Gab...

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Thieves Steal Bell From Italian Shipwreck Site

Reuters | Posted 05.15.2012

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ROME, March 15 - Underwater thieves have evaded an array of laser systems that measure millimetric shifts in the Costa Concordia shipwreck and 24-hour...

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Relatives Remember Loved Ones One Month After Crash

AP | By SIMONE CAMILLI | Posted 02.14.2012

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GIGLIO, Italy -- Tossing bouquets of red roses into the sea, the relatives of people still missing one month after the Costa Concordia cruise ship dis...

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Lawyer: Surviving Costa Passengers Want To Change Industry

AP | By FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 02.08.2012

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ROME -- A U.S. lawyer for compensation-seeking survivors of the Costa Concordia capsizing said Wednesday he will push for changes in maritime laws and...

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Passenger Sues Costa Over Miscarriage

Posted 02.06.2012

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Another Costa Concordia passenger has come forward and filed a lawsuit against Costa Crociere. A 30-year-old Italian woman identified only as Crist...

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Cruise Officer: 'Costa Concordia A Wake Up Call'

Jay Herring | Posted 04.02.2012

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Recent debates about whether cruising is safe versus whether it should be safer are misguided. Yes it is safe, but yes it could, and should, be safer. Some shortcomings still need to be addressed.

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Cruise Bookings Fall Following Concordia

AP | By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | Posted 01.31.2012

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NEW YORK -- The frightful images of a sinking Italian cruise ship have scared off some cruise passengers, at least temporarily, during the industry's ...

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Why Costa Concordia Lawsuits May Go Nowhere

AP | By CURT ANDERSON | Posted 01.28.2012

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MIAMI -- While the parent company of the owner of the stricken Costa Concordia is based in Miami, passengers who want to file a lawsuit in U.S. courts...

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LOOK: Dramatic New Photos Show Costa Concordia Hours After Disaster

Posted 03.27.2012

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New photos have surfaced showing the Costa Concordia in the immediate hours after the cruise liner ran aground off the coast of Italy's Isola del Gigl...

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How Cruise Ship Safety Oversight Works... And Doesn't Work

Conde Nast Traveler | Posted 03.27.2012

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Though the International Maritime Organization sets safety standards, critics have long argued that they are meaningless because the organization has no power to enforce them.

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Official: Finding More Survivors Would Be Miracle

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 03.26.2012

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ROME — Search efforts aboard the capsized Costa Concordia resumed Wednesday, even as the official overseeing the operation acknowledged for the ...

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The Costa Concordia Disaster: Why I'm Not Panicking

Conde Nast Traveler | Posted 03.26.2012

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I'm booked on a cruise next month for my kids' Presidents Week school holiday, and no, I am not canceling because of the Costa Concordia shipwreck. Here's why.

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Anarchy On The High Seas

Karl Grossman | Posted 03.26.2012

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The sea is not forgiving to those who would cut corners. The dream of a cruise at sea can easily become a nightmare -- as it became for the passengers on the Costa Concordia.

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UPDATE: Concordia Passengers Given 30% Off Next Cruise

Posted 01.23.2012

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UPDATE, 1/23, 1:15 p.m.: A memo sent by Costa Cruises to travel agents was sent to Huffington Post Travel. In it, the company confirms that guests...

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Will Costa Concordia Go From Ship To Tourist Attraction?

Dr. Philip Stone | Posted 03.23.2012

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What seems to be making the sinking of the Costa Concordia such a compelling narrative and the ship such an attraction is parallels with the Titanic disaster 100 years ago.

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Costa Concordia Captain Claims Bosses Ordered Disastrous 'Salute'

Reuters | Posted 03.23.2012

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By Antonella Cinelli GIGLIO, Italy, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The captain of the cruise liner that capsized off Italy's coast has told prose...

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Light Fuel Detected Near Stricken Costa Concordia

AP | Posted 03.22.2012

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Cruise Captain Denies Delaying Alarm

Reuters | Posted 03.22.2012

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GIGLIO, Italy, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which struck a rock and capsized off Italy, told magistrates he in...

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Sinking Trust

Joseph F. Coughlin | Posted 03.21.2012

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The sinking of public trust is integral to our faith in complex social and technical systems that undergird everyday life, our confidence in each other, and ultimately our belief that we can build a better future together.

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Shocking New Video Of Cruise Ship's Crew Emerges

Posted 01.20.2012

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Just moments before Costa Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino ordered a full-scale evacuation of the stricken cruise liner, a crew member urged gues...

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Concordia Search Resumes Above Waterline After Ship Shifts

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY | Posted 03.21.2012

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ROME — The cruise captain who grounded the Costa Concordia off the Tuscan coast with 4,200 people on board did not relay correct information eit...

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Italian Cruise Ship Threatens Marine Paradise

AP | By FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 03.21.2012

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PORTO ERCOLE, Italy -- Stone fortresses and watchtowers that centuries ago stood guard against marauding pirates loom above pristine waters threatened...

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Costa Concordia CEO: Owners Unaware Of Dangerous 'Saluting' Practice

Reuters | Posted 03.21.2012

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ROME, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The owners of the doomed Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia were not aware of unsafe practices involving ships coming clo...

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