ITALY: Police decide to maintain guard over the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship

Record ID: 860638

  • Title: ITALY: Police decide to maintain guard over the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship
  • Date: 7th February 2012
  • Summary: GIGLIO, ITALY (FEBRUARY 6, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CAPSIZED COSTA CONCORDIA CRUISE SHIP VARIOUS OF GROSSETO POLICE CHIEF MICHELE LARATTA TALKING ON TELEPHONE MORE OF CAPSIZED COSTA CONCORDIA SHIP (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) GROSSETO POLICE CHIEF, MICHELE LARATTA, SAYING: "At this point we have decided to diminish the force on the ground to give more space to the people of Giglio, but we have decided to prolong the security around the boat around the clock with a safety zone for other boats and over the ship too for the security of the ship. And this situation will last until needed." VARIOUS OF ACTIVITY AT SEA NEAR THE SHIP LARATTA LOOKING OUT TO SEA GIGLIO, ITALY (FEBRUARY 5, 2012) (REUTERS) CAPSIZED SHIP POLICE OFFICERS ON BOAT DURING PATROL AROUND THE CONCORDIA SALVAGE PLATFORM WORKING NEXT TO CONCORDIA RESCUE WORKERS ON SIDE OF THE SHIP VARIOUS OF POLICE BOAT PATROL CONCORDIA SHIP VARIOUS OF POLICE MOVING AROUND CONCORDIA VARIOUS OF CONCORDIA POLICE ON PATROL BOAT
  • Embargoed: 22nd February 2012 12:00
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  • Location: Italy, Italy
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  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: Disasters
  • Reuters ID: LVA4SZ1E8CXC0U5XZ9DYUKYTBFGA
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  • Story Text: Italian police forces will continue patrolling around the capsized Costa Concordia to protect it from any intrusion, police said on Monday (February 6).
    The 290 metre-long ship capsized and foundered close to the Tuscan island of Giglio on January 13 after its struck a rock which tore a large gash in its hull.
    Police chief of Grossetto, Michele Laratta, who oversees operations on the island of Giglio, said teams would continue patrolling around the clock to secure the ship and to prevent anyone from trying to steal objects from the Concordia.
    "At this point we have decided to diminish the force on the ground to give more space to the people of Giglio, but we have decided to prolong the security around the boat around the clock with a safety zone for other boats and over the ship too for the security of the ship. And this situation will last until needed."
    At least 17 people died in the accident and 15 others are still missing.
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