Monday, January 16, 2012

Costa Concordia

Many people know this already, but on Friday, January 13th, 2012, the Costa Concordia went out of service. Around 22:00 local time, the M/S Costa Concordia ran aground near Isola del Giglio. This is the second accident that the Concordia had, the first one being it hit a dock in 2008. The ship was ordered for Costa Cruise Lines in 2004. The Concordia was launched in 2005, which makes it seven years in service, which isn't very long. There were six reported deaths, As of Saturday, there were three found and still 69 missing

-Alex Pancamo