Italian divers search submerged part of Costa Concordia

Six days after the 114,500 tonne Costa Concordia capsized off the Italian
coast, hopes of finding anyone alive on the partially submerged hulk have
all but disappeared and the cold waters around the ship have become
noticeably rougher.

One of the specialist diving crews said on Thursday the available window could
be as small as 12-24 hours although the chief spokesman of the rescue
services denied that any deadline had been set and added the situation was
still evolving.

Eleven people are known to have died out of more than 4,200 passengers and
crew aboard when the ship struck a rock just metres from the shoreline,
tearing a large gash in the side of the hull.

As many as 24 are still unaccounted for. Two French passengers were identified
among the dead on Thursday.

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