Costa Concordia Cruise Ship

She is sister ship to the Costa Serena.

Costa concordia cruise ship. Cruise Ship Safety. On January 13th 2012 the Concordia partially sank after hitting a reef off the Italian coast. Days before salvage workers attempt the historic task of refloating the marooned Costa Concordia newly released video has revealed the ghostly world -- froz.

Costa Concordia disaster the capsizing of an Italian cruise ship on January 13 2012 after it struck rocks off the coast of Giglio Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Costa Concordia cruise ship the day after it ran aground with 4200 people on board off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island. The ships design is based on the design of Carnivals Conquest class fleet of ships.

On 13 January 2012 whilst the Costa Concordia was in navigation in the Mediterranean Sea Tyrrhenian sea Italian coastline with 4229 persons on board 3206 passengers and 1023 crewmembers in favourable meteo-marine conditions at 21 45 07 LT local time the ship suddenly collided with the Scole Rocks at the Giglio Island. A photographer was able to get aboard the ship for an impromptu photo shoot. The ship was heading out on a week-long cruise around.

More than 4200 people were rescued though 32 people died. The Costa Concordia disaster The refloated wreck of the Costa Concordia is towed to the Italian port of Genoa on Sunday July 27 to be scrapped ending the ships final journey two and a half. Costa Concordia is a Concordia-Class cruise ship owned and operated by the Carnival Corporations subsidiary Costa Cruises.

The port of Giglio and the Costa Concordia cruise ship that. The Concordia is owned by Genoa-based Costa Cruises. The vessel was wrecked off the coast of Isola del Giglio Italy in the Tyrrhenian.

Former captain of the Costa Concordia Francesco Schettino speaks with reporters after being aboard the ship with the team of experts inspecting the wreck on February 27 2014 in. However their design from lido pool deck up to the top deck was enlarged and redesigned. The Captain sailing the ship at the time was captain Francesco Schettino who had worked for Costa Cruises for 11 years.