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# Costa Concordia

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2022
# Costa Concordia
Ten years on, survivors recount haunting memories of Italy cruise ship disaster
A memorial service was held on Giglio today to mark 10 years since the disaster.
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Jan 13th 2022, 3:12 PM
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# Francesco Schettino
Costa Concordia captain says others are to blame for ship crash which killed 32
The prosecution is simultaneously appealing last year’s sentence, maintaining that Schettino should have been given 26 years.
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Apr 28th 2016, 3:57 PM
# news wrap
Today's top stories in 6 seconds
All of the news, none of the waiting.
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Mar 31st 2015, 12:56 PM
# Mafia
Costa Concordia cruise ship may have been used to smuggle cocaine
The drugs are reported to belong to the mafia.
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Mar 31st 2015, 8:45 AM
# Schettino
Costa Concordia captain sentenced to 16 years for manslaughter
Prosecutors had branded him a ‘reckless idiot’.
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Feb 11th 2015, 7:52 PM
# captain coward
Costa Concordia captain denies trying to impress Moldovan dancer with island sail-by
Francesco Schettino says he was “trying to catch three pigeons with one bean.”
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Dec 2nd 2014, 7:35 PM
# wreck
Body found on Costa Concordia believed to be last missing crewman
Workers dismantling the ship made the grim discovery earlier today.
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Nov 3rd 2014, 3:41 PM
# Costa Concordia
Man who honeymooned aboard Costa Concordia is helping to dismantle the ship
“I’ll do what I have to do. But I won’t be able to stop thinking about the cabin where we spent the best week of our lives.”
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Jul 28th 2014, 3:30 PM
# Costa Concordia
Costa Concordia finally begins its journey to the scrapyard
“Today, Giglio is once again ours,” said locals relieved to see the stricken cruise liner start its final voyage.
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Jul 23rd 2014, 5:22 PM
# Giglio
It'll take four days to tug the Costa Concordia to its final destination
Genoa is 340km away.
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Jul 22nd 2014, 8:52 AM
# Cruise Liner
Crews begin to re-float sunken Costa Concordia
32 people died when the cruise liner sank two years ago.
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Jul 14th 2014, 7:04 AM
# under the sea
Watch: This is what it's like to swim around the sunken Costa Concordia
Police divers have released video of the vessel which sank two-and-a-half years ago.
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Jul 4th 2014, 3:30 PM
# Italy
Dublin man among four arrested on suspicion of stealing from Costa Concordia
Police say the men were seen on the ship with a Costa Concordia rucksack, and are suspected of trying to take items as souvenirs.
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Nov 11th 2013, 9:54 PM
# News Fix
Here’s what happened today: Wednesday
Everyone’s been talking about a violent assault in Galway, jobs at Twitter and house repossessions.
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Sep 25th 2013, 11:33 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.
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Sep 25th 2013, 8:37 AM
# Italy
Search begins for bodies still aboard the Costa Concordia
Two bodies are still missing, 20 months after the cruise ship hit the rocks off the coast of Tuscany.
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Sep 25th 2013, 7:30 AM
# In Numbers
Ryanair, female bishops and obese kids: The week in numbers
Plus: how much money is the Government hoping to get from the sale of Bord Gais Energy?
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Sep 21st 2013, 7:30 PM
# Italy
VIDEO: Watch the Costa Concordia being pulled upright
The cruise ship was pulled upright during a 19-hour operation.
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Sep 17th 2013, 9:26 AM
# Shipwreck
'A perfect operation': Costa Concordia pulled upright off Italian coast overnight [PICS]
“A perfect operation, I must say,” said one of the engineers after the cruise ship – on its side since January 2012 – was pulled upright overnight.
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Sep 17th 2013, 7:18 AM
# Shipwreck
Storm delays huge operation to raise Costa Concordia
Italian engineers are expected to begin the operation this morning with flotation tanks to be attached to the underwater side of the vessel.
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Sep 16th 2013, 8:39 AM
# News Fix
Here’s What Happened Today: Friday
Everyone’s talking about poor hygiene in hospitals, home births and students cheating in the Leaving Cert.
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Aug 16th 2013, 9:01 PM
# Shipwreck
Italy cruise ship wreck to be raised in September
The salvage has been delayed for almost a year because of technical difficulties.
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Aug 16th 2013, 2:07 PM
# Shipwreck
Italian court jails five over Costa Concordia ship disaster
The longest sentence went to the crisis coordinator who was sentenced to two years and 10 months in jail.
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Jul 20th 2013, 8:12 PM
# Captain
"Most hated man in Italy" goes on trial over Costa Concordia sinking
The opening day of the trial was cut short after just a few minutes because of a national lawyers’ strike.
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Jul 9th 2013, 11:36 AM
# Italy
Captain of Costa Concordia to face trial for manslaughter of 32 people
Francesco Schettino faces 20 years if convicted.
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May 22nd 2013, 4:41 PM
# Costa Concordia
Here's how the Costa Concordia wreck is being removed
Workers have to undergo a four-day mountain climbing course before starting the job to equip themselves for the dangerous conditions.
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Mar 3rd 2013, 11:00 AM
# Costa Concordia
PHOTOS: One year later, Costa Concordia still not removed from scene of disaster
Officials have promised that the ship, which is twice the size of the Titanic, will be removed by September.
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Jan 12th 2013, 3:23 PM
# Costa Concordia
Costa Concordia: Former captain faces survivors at pre-trial
Dozens of survivors are suing ship owner Costa Crociere and its US parent company Carnival Corporation for hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Oct 16th 2012, 8:59 AM
# Costa Concordia
Costa Concordia hearing delayed until October
However, no trial is expected until the beginning of next year at the earliest.
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Jul 21st 2012, 10:28 AM
# Costa Concordia
Costa Concordia captain 'sorry' over disaster
Speaking on Italian TV, Francesco Schettino says he was sorry that 32 people died when his ship ran aground in January – but also blamed “destiny” for the tragedy.
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Jul 11th 2012, 9:47 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know this morning…
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Jul 11th 2012, 8:30 AM
# Costa Concordia
Costa Concordia 'sailed with watertight doors open and unapproved maps'
Cruise ship struck rocks of the Tuscan coast in January and capsized, killing 32 people.
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Jul 3rd 2012, 2:58 PM
# shipping
Who gets to keep goods salvaged from ships - and at what risk?
In the wake of the Rena and Concordia disasters, TheJournal.ie takes a look into ship salvaging and the ownership of ‘lost’ cargo.
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Apr 1st 2012, 10:00 AM
# Costa Concordia
Captain of Costa Concordia 'wasn't wearing his glasses'
Francesco Schettino also ordered officers to lie to coastguards after the accident, an inquiry has been told.
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Mar 4th 2012, 3:43 PM
# Cruise ship fire
In pictures: Passengers finally escape crippled Costa Allegra
So, er, where’s my suitcase?
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Mar 2nd 2012, 11:02 AM
# Costa Allegra
Bread and torches being delivered to Costa Allegra by helicopter
Video: One woman explains how her family became caught up in both the Costa Concordia and the Allegra disasters.
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Feb 29th 2012, 4:00 PM
# Costa Allegra
French fishing vessel towing Costa Allegra to Seychelles island
The cruise ship was left stranded in the Indian Ocean after a fire broke out in the generator room, cutting power to the Allegra.
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Feb 28th 2012, 10:30 AM
# Costa Allegra
Costa cruise ship adrift off the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean
The ship is part of the same fleet as the Costa Concordia which ran aground off the coast of Italy in January.
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Feb 27th 2012, 4:57 PM
# Costa Concordia
Child’s body recovered from Costa Concordia
Eight more bodies have been found on the stricken liner, but authorities were unable to recover them all due to worsening weather.
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Feb 22nd 2012, 7:30 PM
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