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"Was To Be Our Best Experience": Survivors Recount Italy Ship Disaster
On the evening of January 13, 2012, Umberto Trotti heard the terrified cries of his wife and baby in the lifeboat below, and threw himself off the capsizing Italian cruise ship.
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China Blames Weather For Ship Disaster, Captain May Be Prosecuted
A formal inquiry has concluded that freak weather led to the sinking of a Yangtze River cruise ship in June that killed 442 people and recommended that the captain be investigated for possible crimes, media reported.
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No Survivors Aboard Crashed Alaska Excursion Plane Carrying 9
All nine people aboard an excursion plane from a Holland America Line cruise ship that crashed on Thursday in Alaska died in the accident, the aircraft company said.
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China Puts Ship Disaster Survivors at 12, Says All 442 Bodies Found
Just 12 people survived the Yangtze River cruise ship capsizing in which 442 people perished, state media reported, giving a final toll for the disaster and blaming an earlier miscount of the survivors on confusion between government agencies.
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396 Confirmed Dead in China Ship Sinking
A total of 396 people have been confirmed dead after a cruise ship capsized in China, state media said, making it the country's worst shipping disaster in nearly 70 years.
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Once Obscure Chinese Town Rallies After Ship Disaster
Since being thrust onto the world stage, residents of a once obscure part of China have rallied round to help those affected by the sinking of a cruise ship, an outpouring of kindness in a country more used to worrying about a decline in public morals.
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China Ship Disaster Toll Reaches 331
The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River jumped to 331 today, leaving around 100 still missing, as the boat operator apologised and said it would cooperate with investigations.
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Divers Comb Capsized China Ship, Hopes Fade for Survivors
Rescuers searched a sunken cruise ship in the Yangtze River today for more than 400 missing people, many of them elderly, but hopes of finding more survivors were fading in what could be China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years.
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Small Tornado Hit Area Where Ship Sank: China
A small and fast-moving tornado hit the area where a Chinese cruise ship capsized leaving more than 400 missing, weather officials said, possibly shedding light on the disaster's cause.
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Costa Concordia Captain Claims Ship Was 30 Seconds From Avoiding Disaster
The Italian ex-captain of the doomed Costa Concordia claimed at his manslaughter trial Saturday that "with 30 more seconds" -- and warning from his crew -- the cruise ship's deadly crash could have been averted.
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Costa Concordia Captain Says Gravity Forced Him Off Disaster Ship
The captain of the Costa Concordia told his manslaughter trial Wednesday that gravity not cowardice had been behind his decision to abandon ship with passengers and crew still aboard.
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Last Body, Believed to be of Indian Waiter, Found on Wrecked Costa Concordia
The body of the last missing victim of Italy's 2012 cruise ship disaster was found on Monday on board the wrecked Costa Concordia, which is being dismantled in Genoa, Italian media reported.
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Italy's Giant Cruise Wreck Begins Final Voyage as Survivors Look on
Italy's Costa Concordia will set sail on its final voyage on Wednesday as survivors look on, two and a half years after the luxury cruise ship crashed and sank in a night-time disaster that left 32 people dead.
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Italian Cruise Ship Wreck Prepared for Final Voyage
Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship is being readied for its final voyage to the scrapyard on Tuesday, two and a half years after it crashed into an idyllic Mediterranean island in a disaster that claimed 32 lives.
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Italy Cruise Survivors Testify for First Time
Survivors of Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster began testifying for the first time yesterday at the trial of its captain Francesco Schettino as the liner's owner said it could be towed away in July.
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"Was To Be Our Best Experience": Survivors Recount Italy Ship Disaster
On the evening of January 13, 2012, Umberto Trotti heard the terrified cries of his wife and baby in the lifeboat below, and threw himself off the capsizing Italian cruise ship.
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China Blames Weather For Ship Disaster, Captain May Be Prosecuted
A formal inquiry has concluded that freak weather led to the sinking of a Yangtze River cruise ship in June that killed 442 people and recommended that the captain be investigated for possible crimes, media reported.
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No Survivors Aboard Crashed Alaska Excursion Plane Carrying 9
All nine people aboard an excursion plane from a Holland America Line cruise ship that crashed on Thursday in Alaska died in the accident, the aircraft company said.
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China Puts Ship Disaster Survivors at 12, Says All 442 Bodies Found
Just 12 people survived the Yangtze River cruise ship capsizing in which 442 people perished, state media reported, giving a final toll for the disaster and blaming an earlier miscount of the survivors on confusion between government agencies.
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396 Confirmed Dead in China Ship Sinking
A total of 396 people have been confirmed dead after a cruise ship capsized in China, state media said, making it the country's worst shipping disaster in nearly 70 years.
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Once Obscure Chinese Town Rallies After Ship Disaster
Since being thrust onto the world stage, residents of a once obscure part of China have rallied round to help those affected by the sinking of a cruise ship, an outpouring of kindness in a country more used to worrying about a decline in public morals.
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China Ship Disaster Toll Reaches 331
The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River jumped to 331 today, leaving around 100 still missing, as the boat operator apologised and said it would cooperate with investigations.
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Divers Comb Capsized China Ship, Hopes Fade for Survivors
Rescuers searched a sunken cruise ship in the Yangtze River today for more than 400 missing people, many of them elderly, but hopes of finding more survivors were fading in what could be China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years.
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Small Tornado Hit Area Where Ship Sank: China
A small and fast-moving tornado hit the area where a Chinese cruise ship capsized leaving more than 400 missing, weather officials said, possibly shedding light on the disaster's cause.
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Costa Concordia Captain Claims Ship Was 30 Seconds From Avoiding Disaster
The Italian ex-captain of the doomed Costa Concordia claimed at his manslaughter trial Saturday that "with 30 more seconds" -- and warning from his crew -- the cruise ship's deadly crash could have been averted.
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Costa Concordia Captain Says Gravity Forced Him Off Disaster Ship
The captain of the Costa Concordia told his manslaughter trial Wednesday that gravity not cowardice had been behind his decision to abandon ship with passengers and crew still aboard.
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Last Body, Believed to be of Indian Waiter, Found on Wrecked Costa Concordia
The body of the last missing victim of Italy's 2012 cruise ship disaster was found on Monday on board the wrecked Costa Concordia, which is being dismantled in Genoa, Italian media reported.
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Italy's Giant Cruise Wreck Begins Final Voyage as Survivors Look on
Italy's Costa Concordia will set sail on its final voyage on Wednesday as survivors look on, two and a half years after the luxury cruise ship crashed and sank in a night-time disaster that left 32 people dead.
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Italian Cruise Ship Wreck Prepared for Final Voyage
Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship is being readied for its final voyage to the scrapyard on Tuesday, two and a half years after it crashed into an idyllic Mediterranean island in a disaster that claimed 32 lives.
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Italy Cruise Survivors Testify for First Time
Survivors of Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster began testifying for the first time yesterday at the trial of its captain Francesco Schettino as the liner's owner said it could be towed away in July.
