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Costa Concordia disaster

Venetians aren’t all smiles about the cruise ships that visit the city

Business, Economics and Jobs

The city of canals welcomes up to a dozen massive cruise ships a day. They are critical for the city’s economy, but critics say the ships are endangering the fragile canal and the city itself.

Costa Concordia set to be salvaged of the coast of Italy

Environment

VIDEO: As cruise ship search stops, U.S. officials say such a situation here is unlikely

VIDEO: 11 dead, 24 still missing from cruise ship crashed off Italy

Business, Economics and Jobs

Removal of Capsized Costa Concordia to Begin in Italy

Global Politics

Salvaging the Costa Concordia

Arts, Culture & Media

The Costa Concordia lies aground with tanks full of fuel on an island in a sea fringed with natural protected areas, and whether the vessel can be saved is uncertain.

New Tape Reveals More About Cruise Ship Tragedy

Conflict & Justice

Italy’s Coast Guard released an audio recording of one of its commanders on shore speaking on the phone with Captain Schettino in the middle of the crisis.

Survivor Recalls the Costa Concordia Crash

Last night rescuers hunted for survivors from the Costa Concordia cruise ship in a race against time.  Eleven people have died and more than 20 are said to be missing after the ship crashed into rocks off Italy’s west coast on Friday. Costa Cruises blames the captain of the ship for the crash claiming that he […]

The World

Kentucky Woman Recounts Cruise Ship Disaster

Global Politics

The captain of a cruise ship that ran aground off Italy made an “unapproved, unauthorized” deviation in course, the liner’s owners say. Host Marco Werman talks with Lauren Moore of Bowling Green, Kentucky who survived the disaster.

Officials Analyze Costa Concordia’s Black Box

Authorities investigate Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia’s black box to determine what caused Friday’s deadly maritime disaster.