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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 .
The campaign resulted in the defeat of the English fleet and eventually to a withdrawal with great losses both in lives and ships. 11,000–15,000 1588 Spain: Girona – On 28 October, as part of the Spanish Armada, the Spanish galleass was sunk in a gale off Ireland. Of the estimated 1,300 people aboard, nine survived; 260 bodies were washed ...
One man was killed and ten others were injured when a 48-foot (15 m) power boat crashed into the Alamitos Bay jetty and sank. [89] [90] Virgem Dolorosa Portugal: The fishing vessel sank off the coast of Marinha Grande, Portugal, killing three fishermen. Eleven people were rescued, while three others were reported missing. [91]
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 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 crossing the MacArthur Causeway ...
Federal agents on Saturday boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, the FBI confirmed. In statements, spokespeople for the FBI ...