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On 16 January, violent waters shifted the ship about 1.5 centimetres (0.6 in), interrupting rescue work [82] —trap doors were shut and debris fell on rescuers [73] —and giving rise to fear that the ship could be pushed into 68-metre (224 ft) deep waters [82] or that the fuel could leak. [83]
The ship was towed and beached. 33 people died while around 200 passengers were rescued. [51] 33 2012 Italy: Costa Concordia – The Italian cruise ship ran aground, capsized and sank in shallow waters on 13 January off the Isola del Giglio, killing 32 people (27 passengers and 5 crewmembers) out of 3,216 passengers and 1,013 crewmembers aboard. 32
When the 114,137-ton Costa Concordia and her sister ships entered service, they were among the largest ships built in Italy until the construction of the 130,000 GT Dream-class cruise ships. On 13 January 2012 at 21:45, Costa Concordia struck a rock in the Tyrrhenian Sea just off the eastern shore of Isola del Giglio.
MS Sea Diamond was a cruise ship operated by Louis Hellenic Cruise Lines.She was built in 1984 by Valmet, Finland for Birka Line as Birka Princess.The ship ran aground near the Greek island of Santorini 5 April 2007, and sank the next day leaving two passengers missing and presumed dead.
Grace Ocean Private, on the other hand, could face the largest bill in history for a maritime disaster. ... paid in 2012 by the owners of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off the ...
The 124-metre (407 ft) bulk carrier ran aground near Doring Bay, off Brand se Baai, South Africa 385 kilometres (239 mi) north of Cape Town, after being abandoned the previous day when she listed. Her crew was rescued by the fishing vessel Malachite ( South Africa). Ultra Galaxie broke into four pieces in rough weather over 27–28 July. [100 ...
An early morning accident. The crash happened around 3:40 a.m. east of the Pilot House Station at Dodge Island, the island of cruise ship passenger terminals that draws the attention of many ...
Two cruise ships, which are under the Royal Caribbean umbrella, recently came close enough to Kauai's north shore that residents asked local authorities to investigate. The Hawai'i Tourism ...