capsized cruise liner News

Italy Port to Dismantle Crippled Costa Concordia

The Italian government has sided with cruise ship owner Costa Crociere and selected its home base of Genoa as the port where the crippled Costa Concordia ship will be dismantled for scrap. The Tuscan port of Piombino had hoped to …

Witness Said 100s Aboard Costa Ship When Captain Fled

A Italian Coast Guard official has testified that hundreds of people were still aboard the shipwrecked Costa Concordia when the commander abandoned the cruise liner in a lifeboat. Coast Guard Capt. Gregorio De Falco become a national hero after repeatedly …

Carnival Will Review Response Systems

Carnival Corp, whose luxury cruise liner Costa Concordia capsized off the coast of Italy last week, said on Thursday it will conduct an audit and review of safety and emergency response procedures at all of its cruise lines. Carnival Chief …