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Sri Lankan Court Grants Bail to Captain of Fire-Ravaged Ship

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan court granted bail to the captain of a fire-ravaged container ship on Monday, hours after he was arrested by police, officials said. Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said investigators arrested the captain of …

FBI Seeks Video, Pictures as it Investigates California Dive Boat Fire

The FBI on Tuesday asked the public for video or photos of the Labor Day fire aboard a California dive boat that killed 34 people, saying it was seeking the images as part of its investigation into one of the …

Captain Approved to Board Costa Concordia With Experts

An Italian court has agreed to let the captain of the Costa Concordia go aboard the shipwreck for the first time since it capsized two years ago as part of a new court-ordered search. Consumer groups and lawyers for Capt. …

Witness Saw Captain Flee Concordia for Lifeboat

A witness in the Costa Concordia shipwreck trial has described how the captain jumped aboard a lifeboat, testifying how the commander wasn’t the last to abandon the rapidly capsizing luxury cruise ship. Francesco Schettino, the captain, is being tried in …