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Mar 12

Still There: Costa Concordia Dominates Coastline of Giglio

The listed 'Costa Concordia' cruise ship

The listed ‘Costa Concordia’ cruise ship is seen off the coast of Giglio Island, Italy, 01 February 2012. Strong winds lashing much of northern and central Italy forced officials to suspend attempts to salvage the Costa Concordia shipwreck and the pumping of thousands of tons of fuel from its tanks. LUCA ZENNARO/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: epaphotos274400

It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than two months since the cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground and capsized just off the shore of a small Italian island. While headlines about the ship dominated the news for several weeks, coverage has decreased. However, we’re still seeing new stories crop up once a week or so about the sunken ship. Two weeks ago Greenpeace warned that chemicals from the wreck were leaking into the sea. Last week thieves managed to get by security systems and patrols to steal the bell. This week, five more bodies were recovered from the wreckage. Continue reading →

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Jan 12

One Week Later: Top Pictures from the Costa Concordia Shipwreck

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A satellite image captured by Digital Globe of the Costa Concordia, a luxury cruise ship that ran aground in the Tuscan waters off of Giglio, Italy on Friday, January 13, 2012. Eleven people are known dead and more than 20 remain missing. ABACA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: abaphotos841887

With more rough weather predicted over the weekend, rescue workers have had to put their search for survivors and victims on hold while they wait for safer search conditions. With the sea pounding the capsized Costa Concordia, even the slightest movement could trap rescue workers inside the ship, adding more drama to an already tragic event in the Italian sea. Continue reading →

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Jan 12

Surreal Pictures from Inside the Costa Concordia

inside of the stranded cruise ship Costa Concordia

The division Gruppo Operativo Subacquei of the Italian Military Marine inspects for the first time the inside of the stranded cruise ship Costa Concordia in Isola del Giglio on January 15, 2012. Sestini/Newspictures/ABACAUSA.COM/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: abausaphotos654509

*UPDATE December 4: Check out a collection of some of the top pictures of 2012 of the Costa Concordia.

*UPDATE July 11: Check out how the salvage and recovery efforts are going on the Costa Concordia.

*UPDATE FEB. 15: We’re thrilled so many people would like to reuse these images in their own publications. Please refer to the “About Newscom” page to find out how you can legally do that.

*UPDATE JAN. 20: See a round up of the top pictures of the Costa Concordia shipwreck from this week from all of our partners.

Yeah, he’s floating next to the ceiling (above). And yes, you are looking straight on at 17 stories of a cruise ship.

With 23 people still missing from the Costa Concordia crew ship, photographers have captured rescuers who are still searching the ship, trying to find any survivors. The pictures are surreal – they look like something out of my nightmares or straight out of a scene from Titanic. Continue reading →