ITALY: A coastguard official on the island of Giglio confirms the bodies of two elderly men have been found on the capsized Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia

Record ID: 862117

  • Title: ITALY: A coastguard official on the island of Giglio confirms the bodies of two elderly men have been found on the capsized Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia
  • Date: 16th January 2012
  • Summary: GIGLIO, ITALY (JANUARY 15, 2012) (REUTERS) PORT BOAT IN WATER RESCUE SERVICES NEAR CRUISE SHIP COSTA CONCORDIA DIVER GIVING SOMETHING TO COLLEAGUE ON SUPPORT SHIP VARIOUS OF SEARCHERS ON BOAT (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) COASTGUARD OFFICIAL FILIPPO MARINI SAYING: "The bodies of two elderly people have been found. They will be identified as soon as possible. The correct procedures will be observed and then we will proceed with identification. It is a sad piece of news to give. Our divers have found themselves with this very sad situation. The bodies are being brought onto the mainland, they are two elderly people found on the third floor in a meeting area section of the ship." REPORTER ASKING: WHO WHERE THEY? "They are two elderly men." REPORTER ASKING: WHERE WILL THEY BE TAKEN? "We are still not sure. It is a situation that is developing as I am speaking to you." VARIOUS OF RESCUE WORKERS BOATS ARRIVING IN PORT BOATS CARRYING RESCUE WORKERS IN PORT
  • Embargoed: 31st January 2012 12:00
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  • Location: Italy, Italy
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  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: Disasters
  • Reuters ID: LVA907CZM1VY9FKGPFX5AHHGTTA2
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  • Story Text: Divers searching the capsized Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia on Sunday (January 15, 2012) found the bodies of two elderly men trapped at an assembly point on the vessel, a coastguard official said.
    In the early afternoon, scuba divers looking for survivors instead found the bodies of the two men at a gathering point in the submerged part of the ship.
    "The bodies of two elderly people have been found. They will be identified as soon as possible" said coastguard official Filippo Marini.
    "It is a sad piece of news to give. Our divers have found themselves with this very sad situation. The bodies are being brought onto the mainland, they are two elderly people found on the third floor in a meeting area section of the ship," he added.
    With more than 4,000 people on board, the Costa Concordia capsized off Italy's west coast, after hitting a rock and running aground near the island of Giglio, late on Friday (January 13).
    The discovery of the two bodies brings the death toll for the incident to five. The bodies of two French tourists and one Peruvian crew member were found on Saturday (January 14).
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