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    Italy ends search for underwater missing in wreck

    Associated Press – Tue, Jan 31, 2012

    GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Italian emergency officials are ending the search for missing people in the submerged part of the Costa Concordia cruise ship due to the danger to rescue workers.

    Italy's Civil Protection agency said Tuesday that technical studies indicated the deformed hull of the ship created too many safety concerns to continue the search within it. Relatives of the missing and diplomatic officials representing their countries have been informed of the decision, it said in a statement.

    A spokeswoman for Civil Protection, Francesca Maffini, stressed that the search for the missing would continue wherever possible, including on the part of the ship above the water, in the waters surrounding the ship and along the nearby coastline.

    The Concordia ran aground off the Tuscan island of Giglio on Jan. 13 when the captain deviated from his planned route and struck a reef, creating a huge gash that capsized the ship.

    Some 4,200 passengers and crew were on board when it capsized. Seventeen bodies have been recovered, of which one has not yet been identified. Sixteen people are listed as missing but are presumed dead. The last time anyone was found alive was Jan. 15.

    Italian authorities had already begun shifting their focus from finding the missing to preventing an environmental disaster. The ship contains about 500,000 gallons (2,400 tons) of heavy fuel and other pollutants, and fears are growing that those pollutants could spill out, damaging a pristine environment that is home to dolphins, whales and other marine life.

    Franco Gabrielli, the head of Italy's civil protection agency, has it could take a full seven to 10 months once a contract is awarded to remove the 950-foot-long (290-meter) ship, raising deep concerns among residents who make their living from fishing and tourism.

    Only once the fuel is pumped out — a monthlong process — can salvage work begin on removing the ship, either floating it in one piece or cutting it up and towing it away.

    That means the damaged ship, or at least parts of it, will still be off the coast for the summer tourist season.

     

    35 comments

    • Sue
      Sue  •  3 mths ago
      I pray for the families. I can't imagine the pain these families have to endure, especially those that still have loved ones missing. Being told they are not going to continue the search for the bodies must be heart wrenching.
    • Angry
      Angry  •  3 mths ago
      Italy ends search for underwater missing in wreck who wrote this terrible headline? Wouldn't it have made more sense to say Italy ends search for possible survivors in wreck? Internet news articles are getting worse. Sadly, I'm sure there is work for these writers at a Maryland company called PublishAmerica.
      • WildNCraziDude
        WildNCraziDude 3 mths ago
        My thoughts EXACTY!
      • anon
        anon 3 mths ago
        At this late time, I don't believe they were looking for survivors. I believe it qualified as a recovery operation.
      • kartas1966
        kartas1966 3 mths ago
        bad news sells better than good news!
    • Zac
      Zac  •  3 mths ago
      How is there a body ..that has not been identified yet..Someone has to know who it is!!
      • Markavelli
        Markavelli 3 mths ago
        The person was a stowaway.
      • Mary and Michael
        Mary and Michael 3 mths ago
        Four of Captain Shettinos lady friends are still missing. And Newt Gingrich seems really depressed about something.
      • A.C.
        A.C. 3 mths ago
        No such thing as a stowaway. If you get on, you have help getting on from employees of the ship. Prostitutes that work these cruises do not want it known that they are on the ship, and neither does the ship.
    • John
      John  •  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  •  3 mths ago
      they say too many cooks spoil the soup. in this case it takes only one idiot!
    • SARGE
      SARGE  •  Missoula, Montana  •  3 mths ago
      Don't read to far into this. It really means that they will continue when the salvage
      operation starts.
    • U_have_to-B_joking
      U_have_to-B_joking  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  3 mths ago
      This is really beyond sad, my thoughts and prayers go out to all who lost those they love in this cruise ship disaster.
    • Adrian
      Adrian  •  Richmond, Virginia  •  3 mths ago
      Some of the missing could have been using an elevator when the ship lost power...
    • SeaTurt1e
      SeaTurt1e  •  3 mths ago
      "Deformed?" It sounds like they're saying the hull is crumpling of its own weight. That's definitely a complication... may make refloating impossible.

      When I cruised in the past, I always used to tell my shipmates that we were as safe as it's possible to be in this life. The ships are so expensive there's no way they'd endanger them, never mind the passengers and crew. And I wouldn't have thought they'd ever give a bozo a ship command, for the same reason. I guess I was wrong.
    • JR
      JR  •  New York, New York  •  3 mths ago
      I'm sure this will attract tourists, mostly weird people who like disasters... I'm sure some nut will hire and boat and try to board the Costa Concordia.
    • Adrian
      Adrian  •  3 mths ago
      That poor underwater.

      I hope we find it soon.
    • r. catesbeiana
      r. catesbeiana  •  3 mths ago
      They should include the captain in the recovery efforts...tie a long chain to his leg and throw him in, but don't pull him back until he finds someone.
      • S
        S 3 mths ago
        Quit being a clown, because you sound foolish.
      • Christine
        Christine 3 mths ago
        I love your idea!
      • Jay
        Jay 3 mths ago
        Yup and Mike Vick should have had to clean out cages at the humane society
    • Sylvester Stallone's ...
      Sylvester Stallone's ...  •  Gilbert, Arizona  •  3 mths ago
      I'm going to Italy in October for 11 days to go through a Vatican escort by my church... and as an American, I hope I comeback alive.
    • Casco
      Casco  •  3 mths ago
      Booked a cruise with Princess in December. Sure wish I had waited until after Capitano Schettino pulled his little stunt. Sigh.
    • ahg47
      ahg47  •  3 mths ago
      You can't just leave them po people in that big boat to rot and be eaten by crabs!!!
    • Sharleen Mendes
      Sharleen Mendes  •  Warwick, Rhode Island  •  3 mths ago
      Can I ask a dumb question? Why is this ship still listing? Can't they bring in another tanker or something then hook wires to the ship & bring it upright before the oil starts seeping out or am I watching too many movies :)
    • Mary and Michael
      Mary and Michael  •  3 mths ago
      Captain Shettino is excited. He also holds an aircraft pilot's license and a major air cartrier flying to and from Italy has hired him. The CEO commented he's not worried about Shettino being known as a coward or boarding life boats first...passenger jets have no life boats.
    • Funny
      Funny  •  Troy, Michigan  •  3 mths ago
      Italy ends search for underwater missing in wreck?
      The title of this article sounds like the underwater is missing.... Dang?

      @Adrian- funny comment CLearLY, we are on the same thought wave!
    • Moonscape
      Moonscape  •  Kalamazoo, Michigan  •  3 mths ago
      So typical ..... the FIRST lawsuit filed was from Miami, USA! To all the disgruntled, traumatized passengers: While you're all seeking MILLIONS in damages, try to remember all the young G.I.'s who have had their arms, legs and faces blown off ... with no one to sue.
    • Master
      Master  •  Wichita, Kansas  •  3 mths ago
      "Italy ends search for underwater missing in wreck" i agree with adrian

      So sad when we keep losing all these underwater(s)...

      did any of you yahoos working at yahoo make it through school? an kind of school?
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 mths ago
      "The Concordia ran aground off the Tuscan island of Giglio on Jan. 13 when the captain deviated from his planned route and struck a reef, creating a huge gash that capsized the ship."

      Sounds definitive at last.

      Leave the oil in the ship! It has gone up from 2,100 to 2,400 tons. It is probably a miracle and means free fuel for everyone!

      All down to the rescue of the statue of the blessed Virgin!

      Comes of demoting St. Christopher I guess.
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