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Port authority and coast guard members throw a wreath in the water where the cruise ship ran aground

Costa Concordia shipwreck haunts survivors ten years on

Italy is marking the tenth anniversary of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster that killed 32 people in January 2012.

World • 13 Jan 22

Francesco Schettino arriving to give evidence in his trial for manslaughter

Costa Concordia captain gives evidence in trial

Francesco Schettino, the captain accused of causing the 2012 Costa Concordia disaster, has given evidence in his trial for manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning his ship and passengers.

World • 02 Dec 14

The Costa Concordia sank off the island of Giglio in Tuscany after it struck a rock

Body found on board Costa Concordia wreckage

A body, believed to be that of the last missing victim of the Costa Concordia disaster, has been found on board the salvaged wreck, which is being dismantled in Genoa.

News • 03 Nov 14

The luxury liner hit rocks and sank off the Tuscan coast in January 2012

Bone fragments found on Costa Concordia

Salvage workers today discovered fragments of bone inside the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship.

News • 07 Aug 14

The salvaging of the Costa Concordia was one of the largest and most complex ever attempted

Costa Concordia arrives in Genoa to be scrapped

The wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner was towed to the northern Italian city of Genoa to be broken up for scrap today, two-and-a-half years after running aground and sinking with the loss of 32 lives.

News • 29 Jul 14

The liner is being accompanied by a convoy of 14 vessels

Costa Concordia towing under way

The rusty hulk of the Costa Concordia cruise liner has begun its journey to the scrapyard after a two-year salvage operation off the Italian island where it capsized two years ago, killing 32 people.

News • 23 Jul 14

The ship crashed into rocks off the Italian island of Giglio two-and-a-half years ago

Costa Concordia refloated to be towed away

The wreck of the luxury liner Costa Concordia has been refloated and will soon be towed away and broken up for scrap.

News • 14 Jul 14

Operation due to get under way to raise Costa Concordia

Operation to raise Costa Concordia gets go-ahead

Italian authorities have given their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its watery resting place to begin tomorrow.

News • 14 Jul 14

The wreck is set to be refloated within ten days

Footage released of Costa Concordia wreck

Footage from inside the Costa Concordia shipwreck off the Italian coast has been released, days before it is set to be refloated.

World • 05 Jul 14

The wreck of the Costa Concordia lies in the port of Giglio two years after capsizing

Costa Concordia capsizing remembered

Survivors and relatives of the 32 victims of the Costa Concordia disaster have returned to the Tuscan island of Giglio to mark two years since the luxury cruise liner capsized.

News • 13 Jan 14

The Costa Concordia was hauled upright last week

Two bodies found near Costa Concordia wreck

Divers have found what they believe to be the last two missing bodies from the sea where the Costa Concordia cruise liner sank last year off the Italian island of Giglio.

News • 26 Sep 13

Engineers worked deep into the night to complete the operation

Costa Concordia shipwreck pulled upright

Salvage crews in Italy have succeeded in lifting the crippled Costa Concordia cruise liner into an upright position after a 19-hour long operation.

News • 17 Sep 13

The Costa Concordia ran aground off Giglio in January 2012

Stricken Costa Concordia freed from seabed

Engineers working to lift the stricken Costa Concordia liner say they have managed to free the ship from the seabed.

News • 16 Sep 13

32 crew and passengers died when the ship capsized off the island of Giglio in Italy

Costa Concordia staff convicted of manslaughter

A court in Grosseto, Italy has convicted five employees of multiple manslaughter and negligence following the Costa Concordia shipwreck.

News • 16 Oct 13

The Costa Concordia hit rocks off Tuscany

Hundreds mark Costa Concordia anniversary

Hundreds of people have taken part in a solemn night ceremony on Giglio island to mark the time the Costa Concordia smashed into the rocks one year ago, killing 32 people.

News • 14 Jan 13

Costa Concordia ship hearing opens in Italy

A lawyer for the families of the 32 people killed when the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized off Italy's coast has said that no one should have died in the accident.

News • 15 Oct 12

The Costa Concordia still lies off the coast of Giglio

Costa Concordia captain 'sorry' for sinking

The captain of the Costa Concordia Italian cruise ship, which ran aground killing more than 30 people, has said he is sorry for the disaster.

News • 11 Jul 12

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