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Wednesday, 18 January 2012




Families put up posters to try and find their relatives after cruise ship crash

Worried relatives have put up posters to try and track down their loved ones after the ship Costa COncordia sank last week. 

More than 4,000 people were on board when the ship hit some underwater rocks in Isola del Giglio harbour in Tuscany.

At least 11 people have been confirmed dead and another 24 missing.

The ship’s captain, Francesco Schettino, was arrested after the accident, which took place off the Italian island of Giglio.

The company that runs the ship says that it seems as though the captain made serious mistakes, including sailing too close to land and not following emergency procedures.

It's been said that the captain had made 'errors of judgment' as he tried to steer the ship into the harbour, but other reports say that he was showing off and waving to a friend.

It is also thought that the captain may have abandoned the ship before all of his passengers were evacuated. Captain Schettino denies any wrongdoing.

The 32 British passengers and crew on board the ship were all rescued. The rescue operation started up again on Tuesday after being suspended due to fears that the ship would suddenly sink, as it was resting on a ledge.

There are also concerns that fuel from the ship would begin leaking into the sea, which would be dangerous for the environment.

 

 





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  • Ellie-mo (Age 12) wrote on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 @ 16:51

    That boat crash (if you can call it that!!) was awful! And i read in a newspaper somewhere, that the employees refused to admit that there was a problem, and said they weren't allowed to get out of their seats! (BTW, I don't know if that is true or not!)

  • shoeless27 (Age 10) wrote on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 @ 18:38

    yes- elliem, assistants AREN allowed out their seats!

  • animals1 (Age 13) wrote on Thursday, 19 January 2012 @ 13:16

    OMG! It is crazy that the assistants HAVE to stay in their seats!xx

  • CHERUB15 (Age 13) wrote on Friday, 20 January 2012 @ 16:51

    I hope that all the missing people are found!

  • Laurakat1 (Age 14) wrote on Friday, 20 January 2012 @ 19:06

    That's terrible!

  • charan (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 21 January 2012 @ 12:52

    That was a terrible disaster!!

  • nosyrosy (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 29 January 2012 @ 19:59

    OMG :(

  • jobo2002 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 12:50

    Their poor faimlys I hope all of them will be found

  • nkimber (Age 16) wrote on Saturday, 4 February 2012 @ 20:20

    All the people that have died and now their family's have to live with that fact forever. :(