Cruise ship passengers describe the chaos of the crash

The vessel’s operator, Costa Crociere, a unit of Carnival Corp Plc, the
world’s largest cruise company, said the Costa Concordia had been sailing on
its regular course when it struck a submerged rock.

In a television interview, Schettino said the rock was not marked on any
maritime charts of the area.

Costa Cruises President Gianni Ororato said the captain “performed a
manoeuvre intended to protect both guests and crew” but it was “complicated
by a sudden tilting of the ship”.

The ship was involved in an accident on November 22, 2008 when it hit a port
wall and was damaged while docking.

Local officials expressed concern the fuel on the ship, at full load as it had
just begun the cruise, could spill into the pristine waters. However by
early Sunday, there was no sign of any such pollution in the waters off
Giglio island.

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