Saturday, January 14, 2012
Cruise ship aground: Like a scene from Titanic
Reports just in indicate at least eight people have died during the evacuation of the superliner, Costa Concordia, after it struck rocks off the western coast of Italy.
Italian Coast Guard have rescued over 4000 passengers and crew from the badly listing ship which created havoc for emergency personnel.
A passenger interviewed on ABC News 24 described “complete chaos” and “a total lack of information or instruction”.
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/eight-dead-in-ship-disaster-off-italy/story-e6frfku0-1226244311190
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