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Girl, 5, turned away from lifeboat in Costa Concordia tragedy

By AOL Travel, Mar 06, 2013

A five-year-old girl and her father died after they were turned away from a lifeboat when the Costa Concordia cruise ship hit a rock and started sinking, according to new documents. The...
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Costa Concordia captain waited an hour before giving order to abandon ship

By Roshina Jowaheer, Sep 13, 2012

The investigation into the January 13 Costa Concordia disaster off the island of Giglio in Italy has revealed new evidence from a 1,000-page dossier written by a panel of experts that...
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Tourists flock to see shipwrecked Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia

By Roshina Jowaheer, Jul 14, 2012

It may be an eyesore for the locals of Giglio, Italy who want their views of the Tuscan shore back, but six months after the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster, the shipwreck is attracting...
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Costa Concordia captain finally says sorry for tragedy

By Ruth Doherty, Jul 12, 2012

The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that crashed killing 32 people has finally publicly apologised for the disaster - but has also laid blame with other officers on the...
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Was Costa Concordia sailing with 'faulty instruments' before it crashed?

By Ruth Doherty, Jul 04, 2012

The doomed Costa Concordia cruise ship that crashed in January killing 32 people was allegedly sailing with its sealed doors open, unapproved maps, and faulty instruments, according to new...
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Costa Concordia company launch new £415m cruise ship

By Ruth Doherty, May 08, 2012

Carnival Cruise Lines, the owners of the ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise ship, launched a brand new flagship luxury liner in Venice this weekend. The Costa Fascinosa cost £415 million...
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Five more bodies found on the Costa Concordia

By Ruth Doherty, Mar 22, 2012

Five more bodies have been found on the Costa Concordia wreck - two months after the cruise ship capsized in Giglio, off the coast of Italy. According to the BBC, the bodies were discovered...
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Who stole the 'iconic' Costa Concordia bell?

By Ruth Doherty, Mar 16, 2012

An investigation has been launched in Italy into the disappearance of the bell from the sunken Costa Concordia cruise ship. It is currently thought that "souvenir hunters" dived eight...
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