“It was just like something out of the Titanic,” one woman said. “You
could tell straight away that the ship had hit something and no way was it
an electrical fault.’
The Costa Crociera company, which operates the seven-day Mediterranean cruise,
said there were 1,000 Italians on the ships as well as 500 Germans and
around 150 French people but could not confirm whether any Britons were
among the evacuated.
A local mayor on the island of Giglio said he was trying to find rooms to
house the stranded people overnight.
The company said it was not clear what caused the fault and that an
investigation was underway.
The cruise ship had set off from the Civitavecchia port near Rome earlier on
Friday and had been due to visit Palermo, Cagliari, Palma, Barcelona and
Marseille.
The ship is described on the firm’s website as “one of the biggest ships in
the Costa fleet, a real floating temple of fun that will amaze you.”
Prices begin at around £400 but can exceed £1,200 for the first-class
cabins.
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