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Costa Concordia: Schettino starts serving prison term

MAY 15, 2017 — Former Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino began serving a 16-year prison term Friday after Italy’s Supreme Court upheld his sentence and lower court convictions for manslaughter, causing a

Costa Concordia wreck arrives in Genoa

JULY 27, 2014 — The wreck of the cruise ship Costa Crociere has arrived safely in Genoa, Italy, for recycling. Preparatory operations for its entry into the port began at 5.00 a.m.

Costa Concordia is afloat again

JULY 14, 2014 — It may be low in the water and supported by sponsons, but the Costa Concordia is afloat again. The first day of the refloating project was successfully concluded

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Costa Concordia will be scrapped in Genoa

JUNE 30, 2014 — The Italian Government has endorsed Costa Crociere’s decision that the wreck of the cruise liner Costa Concordia be scrapped in Genoa. Carnival Corporation subsidiary Costa says that in

Costa Concordia to be scrapped in Genoa

JUNE 30, 2014 — Italian media report that the Costa Concordia will be scrapped in Genoa. Though the formal government approval needed has not yet been given, Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi said

Costa Concordia refloat prep hits a snag

MAY 7, 2014 — Efforts to prepare the wreck of the Costa Concordia for refloating have run into another problem. As we reported previously, the Titan Micoperi salvage consortium has begun installing

Costa Concordia refloat prep put on hold

APRIL 30, 2014 — The committee overseeing the operation to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia from Giglio Island, Italy, today ordered the temporary suspension of preparatory work. The decisions on