ITALY: Distraught relatives of those still missing in the Costa Concordia accident wait in mainland hotel for an update from rescue workers, while others make the journey to the accident site

Record ID: 863364

  • Title: ITALY: Distraught relatives of those still missing in the Costa Concordia accident wait in mainland hotel for an update from rescue workers, while others make the journey to the accident site
  • Date: 20th January 2012
  • Summary: VARIOUS OF JOURNALISTS VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF HOTEL SOLE GIGLIO, ITALY (JANUARY 19, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FIRE BRIGADE BOAT CARRYING RELATIVES OF MISSING FRENCH PERSON TO ISLAND - FRENCH PEOPLE SEEN WEARING YELLOW LIFE VESTS AROUND THEIR NECKS
  • Embargoed: 4th February 2012 12:00
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  • Location: Italy
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  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes
  • Reuters ID: LVACNJF9UD3KVOG6XN1IN2RN0KBX
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  • Story Text: The families of those still registered as missing after a cruise ship hit rocks and capsized off the Italian island of Giglio last week waited anxiously for news of their loved ones on Thursday (January 19).
    Eleven people are confirmed dead and about 20 are still missing from more than 4,200 passengers and crew who were onboard when the vessel foundered on Friday (January 13) evening, two hours into a week-long cruise of the western Mediterranean.
    Relatives gathered at a hotel in the mainland town of Orbetello, with psychiatrists and medical teams on hand to support them.
    Some had already visited the scene on Giglio and on Thursday morning a French family arrived on a fire brigade vessel.
    Photos of those missing were posted outside the hotel.
    The list of those still unaccounted for includes 13 German, four French, five Italian and two American passengers, together with four crew members from Italy, India and Peru.
    Some of those missing are believed to be included among dead that have been found but not yet identified.
    Divers searching a capsized Italian cruise liner were hoping for calm seas on Thursday after the ship shifted precariously on a rocky ledge, delaying plans to remove oil from the vessel to prevent a possible environmental disaster.
    Weather conditions, which have been largely good since the 114,500 tonne vessel ran aground, are forecast to worsen over coming days, making the ship even more unstable and complicating the search for survivors and bodies.
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