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Work on refloating Costa Concordia ongoing as giant box attached

Italian and American companies, Micoperi and Titan Salvage, continue working on refloating the Costa Concordia. Last week the first of 30 giant 'boxes' was attached to a side of the doomed cruise ship.

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Costa Concordia's Schettino in court to see if charges to be laid

The tragedy that was the Costa Concordia continues to make news as the ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, and five others, were in court in Grosetto, Italy, on Monday to begin a hearing that will determine if they can be charged for the disaster.

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Costa Concordia company to pay $1.3 million fine for shipwreck

The disaster that was the Costa Concordia, which sank on Jan. 13, 2012 with the death of 32, continues to make news. Today, the Costa Crociere, a division of Miami-based Costa Carnival, owners of the ship, reached an out-of-court settlement.

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Op-Ed: 101 years after Titanic sinking: a comparison to Costa Concordia

As I write we are but two weeks shy of the 101st anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912. Naturally the date won't get the attention that the 100 year anniversary did, but it’s worthy of note.

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Francesco Schettino finally indicted for Costa Concordia sinking

The expected was made official on Monday as Italian prosecutors in Grossetto, Tuscany, formally requested an indictment on the ill-fated Costa Concordia's captain, Francesco Schettino. Schettino was at the helm when the ship capsized on Jan. 13, 2012.

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Costa Concordia captain Schettino in court trying to get job back

Francesco Schettino, the captain of the ill-fated Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia on the night she hit a reef 300 metres from the shore of an island and partially sank, is in court trying to get his job back.

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Costa Concordia to be gone from Giglio 'by the end of the summer'

The date has changed 3 times, but it appears now the Costa Concordia, lying on its side in the Tuscan Bay 300 metres off of the Italian island of Giglio, won't be gone until the end of the summer. The ship is being refloated and towed for scrapping.

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Costa Concordia newlyweds to publish book, music of experience

When Benji Smith and Emily Lau boarded the Costa Concordia cruise liner a year ago they were embarking on a honeymoon cruise long anticipated. Not long after, however, it turned into a nightmare as the ship hit a reef and over 65% wound up underwater.

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Costa Concordia hearings end, Schettino to be indicted

More than two months of hearings are over and prosecutors in Grosetto, Italy looking into the tragedy of the Costa Concordia have concluded the case should go to a criminal trial. They will file a request for an indictment by the end of January.

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Costa Concordia's company rebounding by building giant liner

Costa Cruises, the owner/operator of the Costa Concordia, which went down nearly a year ago with the loss of 32 passengers and crew, is building a replacement. The construction of the 132,500 ton Costa Diadema began in Italy Monday.

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