770 likes | 853 Views
More than 4,200 people were evacuated from the listing vessel early Saturday, and at least three deaths have been confirmed .
E N D
More than 4,200 people were evacuated from the listing vessel early Saturday, and at least three deaths have been confirmed.
The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leans after it ran aground off the coast of Isola del Giglio island, Italy, gashing open the hull and forcing some 4,200 people aboard to evacuate aboard lifeboats to the nearby Isola del Giglio island, early Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. About 1,000 Italian passengers were onboard, as well as more than 500 Germans, about 160 French and about 1,000 crew members. (AP Photo/Giorgio Fanciulli, Giglionews.it)
Giglio, Italy — A photo taken by a passenger shows other passengers waiting to be evacuated after the Costa Concordia ran aground. PHOTOGRAPH BY: CARLOS CARBALLA / EFE
Giglio, Italy — A photo taken by a Spanish passenger shows an attempt to lower a lifeboat into the water after the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground off Italy's Tuscan coast. The ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, has been taken into custody with three deaths reported and 17 people still unaccounted for. PHOTOGRAPH BY: CARLOS CARBALLA / EFE
Giglio, Italy — A photo taken by a passenger who made it to shore shows the turbulent scene at the Giglio waterfront. PHOTOGRAPH BY: COLASSE / ANSA
Giglio, Italy — A South Korean man steps from a rescue boat, left, with the help of emergency workers after he and his bride were saved from the listing vessel Saturday night. The newlywed couple were trapped in their cabin when the Costa Concordia rolled over. PHOTOGRAPH BY: MAURIZIO DEGL' INNOCENTI / ANSA
Evacuated Costa Concordia passengers wear life vests and blankets as they arrive at shore. Enzo Russo / EPA
Giglio, Italy — Passengers of the Costa Concordia arrive at the Giglio island harbor after the cruise ship with more than 4,000 people on board ran aground offshore. - PHOTOGRAPH BY: LUCA MILANO / AFP
Giglio, Italy — Passengers of the Costa Concordia board a ferry for the mainland. PHOTOGRAPH BY: GIORGIO FANCIULLI / GIGLIONEWS / AFP
Giglio, Italy — Passengers are seen in a rescue boat of the stranded cruise ship Costa Concordia. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Peter Honvehlmann / EPA
This photo acquired by the Associated Press from a passenger of the luxury ship that ran aground off the coast of Tuscany shows fellow passengers wearing life-vests on board the Costa Concordia as they wait to be evacuated, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. A luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, sending water pouring in through a 160-foot (50-meter) gash in the hull and forcing the evacuation of some 4,200 people from the listing vessel early Saturday, the Italian coast guard said. (AP Photo/Courtesy from tourist aboard the ship)
Giglio, Italy — The Costa Concordia shortly after it ran aground. PHOTOGRAPH BY: GIORGIO FANCIULLI/GIGLIONEWS / AFP
JANUARY 14: Survivors who escaped a luxury cruise liner that ran aground and tipped over off Italy's coast recounted a chaotic and terrifying evacuation through the ship's upended hallways on Saturday, as divers searched the submerged part for any people still unaccounted for in the confusion. Three bodies were recovered from the sea after the Costa Concordia with 4,234 people aboard ran aground hundreds of yards off the tiny island of Giglio near the coast of Tuscany, tearing a 160-foot gash in its hull and sending in a rush of water. (Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press)
JANUARY 14: Rescuers surround the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia after it ran aground off the coast of Isola del Giglio, Italy. (Giorgio Fanciulli/Giglionews.it)
A survivor of the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia arrives at the harbor in Marseille. (Claude Paris/ Associated Press
JANUARY 14: Survivors arrive at the harbor in Marseille, southern France. (Claude Paris/Associated Press
Italian cruise ship Concordia French survivors helped by French Red Cross members arrive at the harbour of the French southern city of Marseille on January 14, 2012. Some 250 passengers of the Italian cruise ship which grounded one day ago on the Italian island of Giglio with some 4,000 people aboard, arrived this evening in Marseille. AFP PHOTO / GERARD JULIEN
Members of the emergency services take an injured passenger from the Costa Concordia to a waiting ambulance Jan. 14 on the island of Giglio, Italy. Enzo Russo / EPA
Santo Stefano, Italy — A police officer holds a baby wrapped in a blanket as passengers of the luxury ship Costa Concordia that ran aground off the coast of Tuscany arrive on a ferry on the mainland. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Gregorio Borgia / Associated Press
JANUARY 14: Passengers of the luxury ship Costa Concordia that ran aground off the coast of Tuscany disembark a ferry in Porto Santo Stefano, Italy. (Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press)
Santo Stefano, Italy — Passengers of the Costa Concordia arrive at an Italian mainland port after being evacuated from the ship. PHOTOGRAPH BY: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP
Santo Stefano, Italy — Passengers of the luxury ship Costa Concordia that ran aground off the coast of Tuscany arrive on the mainland on a ferry. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Gregorio Borgia / Associated Press
Passengers arrive at Porto Santo Stefano on Saturday after the cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off the west coast of Italy on Friday. - Source: Reuters
Crowds gather on the island of Giglio, where passengers aboard the cruise ship Costa Concordia have been staying after the vessel ran aground, on January 14, 2012 in Giglio Porto, Italy. More than four thousand people were on board when the ship hit a sandbank. At least 3 people have been confirmed dead and another 50 are unaccounted for. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) Laura Lezza - Getty Images
Crowds prepare to leave the island of Giglio, where passengers aboard the cruise ship Costa Concordia have been staying after the vessel ran aground, on January 14, 2012 in Giglio Porto, Italy. More than four thousand people were on board when the ship hit a sandbank. At least 3 people have been confirmed dead and another 50 are unaccounted for. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) Laura Lezza - Getty Images
Crowds gather on the island of Giglio, where passengers aboard the cruise ship Costa Concordia have been staying after the vessel ran aground, on January 14, 2012 in Giglio Porto, Italy. More than four thousand people were on board when the ship hit a sandbank. At least 3 people have been confirmed dead and another 50 are unaccounted for. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) Laura Lezza - Getty Images
Passengers of the Costa Concordia, a luxury cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, Italy, arrive on a ferry in Porto Santo Stefano, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, gashing open the hull and taking on water, forcing some 4,200 people aboard to evacuate aboard lifeboats to a nearby island early Saturday, said Coast Guard Cmdr. Francesco Paolillo. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Passengers of the Costa Concordia, a luxury cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, arrive on a ferry in Porto Santo Stefano, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, gashing open the hull and taking on water, forcing some 4,200 people aboard to evacuate aboard lifeboats to a nearby island early Saturday, said Coast Guard Cmdr. Francesco Paolillo. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Passengers of the Costa Concordia, a luxury cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, arrive on a ferry in Porto Santo Stefano, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, gashing open the hull and taking on water, forcing some 4,200 people aboard to evacuate aboard lifeboats to a nearby island early Saturday, said Coast Guard Cmdr. Francesco Paolillo. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Some of the passengers of the shipwrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia receive first aid and comfort each other in Savona, Italy. Luca Zennaro / EPA
Rescue workers help a woman Jan. 14 upon her arrival at Porto Santo Stefano in Italy. Helicopters and nearby boats assisted in the rescue efforts. - REUTERS
Passengers arrive at Porto Santo Stefano on Saturday after the cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off the west coast of Italy on Friday. Source: Reuters
Giglio, Italy — Rescue operations continue on the cruise ship Costa Concordia. PHOTOGRAPH BY: MAURIZIO DEGL' INNOCENTI / ANSA
Giglio, Italy — Rescue workers climb up the exposed port side of the Costa Concordia. PHOTOGRAPH BY: ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP
Giglio, Italy — A huge gash was torn in the ship's hull when it ran aground on rocks off the Tuscan coast. PHOTOGRAPH BY: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP
Giglio, Italy — The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia lists on its starboard side off the port of Giglio after running aground at the tiny Tuscan island, sending water pouring in through a 160-foot gash in the hull and forcing the evacuation of some 4,200 people from the vessel, the Italian coast guard said. The number of dead and injured is not yet confirmed, Coast Guard Cmdr. Francesco Paolillo said. - PHOTOGRAPH BY: Gregorio Borgia / Associated Press
Giglio, Italy — Rocks are visible in the damaged hull the Costa Concordia. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Gregorio Borgia / Associated Press
Giglio, Italy — The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies stricken. PHOTOGRAPH BY: ENZO RUSSO / ANSA
Giglio, Italy — View of the Costa Concordia after the cruise ship ran aground and heeled at an island resort harbor. PHOTOGRAPH BY: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP
Giglio, Italy — The Italian coast guard inspects the Costa Concordia after it ran aground. PHOTOGRAPH BY: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP
Italian Coast guard personnel recover the black box of the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia. (Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press)
Giglio, Italy — The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies stricken. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Laura Lezza / Getty Images
Giglio Island, Italy — An aerial view of the cruise ship. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Guardia di Finanza / Guardia Di Finanza
JANUARY 14: The Costa Concordia leans on the rocks after running aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio. (Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press)
JANUARY 14: Life vests of passengers of the luxury cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Tuscany are piled outside a rescue tent upon their arrival in Porto Santo Stefano, Italy. (Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press)
2 survivors on honeymoon rescued after found trapped in capsized cruise ship Gregorio Borgia / AP Two South Korean passengers are rescued from the Costa Concordia, Jan. 15.
The two survivors of a cruise ship grounding who were found nearly a day after the ship rolled onto its side have been identinfied as a South Korean couple on their honeymoon. The dawn of Sunday, during the evacuation and rescue operations have been found by rescue teams. H ye Jim Jeong and Kideok Han, both of 29 years , had been married a few days. Both are safe and sound, as confirmed by medical services installed on the island of Giglio, who supervised his health after landfall.
JANUARY 14: Rocks emerge from the damaged side of the Costa Concordia where it run aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio. (Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press
JANUARY 15: Scuba divers approach the Costa Concordia, which ran aground off the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. (Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press)