Costa Concordia

File picture of the Costa Concordia which struck rocks off the Isola del Giglio in January, 2012. STORY HIGHLIGHTS The cruise liner will be refloated and towed away, American and Italian specialists say The Costa Concordia struck rocks and turned on its side in January At least 30 people died in the disaster, with two people still missing Costa says its priority in recovering the ship is to protect the local environment Rome (CNN) -- Salvage experts outlined their plan Friday to raise...Read Full Story

Monday, 28 May 2012 09:21 Recommended interim measures aimed at enhancing the safety of passenger ships, in the wake of the Costa Concordia incident in January, were agreed by IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), when it met at the Organization's London Headquarters for its 90th session from 16 to 25 May 2012.    The MSC adopted a resolution, which invites Member States to recommend that passenger ship companies conduct a review of operational safety measures, to ships flying their flag...Read Full Story

Monday, 07 May 2012 09:32 Costa Fascinosa, the new flagship of Costa Cruises, was delivered to the cruise line by shipbuilder Fincantieri in Venice, Italy, on Saturday (5 May). Officially handed over at the Venice Passenger Terminal, Costa Fascinosa, with sister ship Costa Favolosa,  is the largest Italian-flagged cruise ship afloat. The delivery ceremony was attended by Italy s Minister of Tourism Piero Gnudi, and his daughter Elsa served as godmother of the new 114,500-ton, 3,800...Read Full Story

May 2nd, 2012 | Author: admin The idea of a cruise ship holiday may have taken a knock recently, but Costa Cruises is showing confidence that many may once again flock to the sea. As such Costa Cruises has determined to maintain its level of port visits to Malta this year. With memories of the Costa Concordia fading things can only get better for the cruise liner. As the Costa Magica will become almost part of the family of Malta hotels, Costa Cruises knows that its investment in Malta...Read Full Story

Giampiero Sposito / Reuters Oil tanker Magic Duba (R) and oil recovery sea platform Meloria (C) are seen during the extraction of fuel from the wreck of cruise liner Costa Concordia. The precariously perched hulk of the Costa Concordia cruise ship will be pulled off the seabed in one piece, Italian authorities said Tuesday. But it will take about a year to do so. The ship hit a reef on Jan. 13 after its captain took the 4,200-passenger liner too close to shore. Thirty-two people were killed...Read Full Story