capsized ship News

Fourth and Final Crewman Pulled Alive from Capsized Ship

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — Coast Guard rescuers pulled four trapped men alive from a capsized cargo ship Monday, drilling into the hull’s steel plates to extract the crew members more than a day after their vessel overturned while leaving a …

Costa Concordia Captain Could Get up to 26 Year Prison Term

Prosecutors asked a court to convict the captain of the Costa Concordia and sentence him to 26 years in prison Monday for the 2012 shipwreck off Tuscany that killed 32 people, saying the term is hardly excessive given the death …

Costa Concordia Salvage to Begin in May

The salvage operation to move the capsized Costa Concordia away from the island of Giglio, where it ran aground three months ago, will begin next month, an official said on Thursday. Civil Protection official Fabrizio Curcio told reporters at a …