The ship that sank

Dawn.com Published January 26, 2012
The Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island lies on its side, half-submerged and threatening to slide into deeper waters. - Reuters Photo
The Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island lies on its side, half-submerged and threatening to slide into deeper waters. - Reuters Photo
The stricken cruise liner Costa Concordia lies aground in front of the Isola del Giglio (Giglio island) on January 23, 2012 after hitting underwater rocks. - AFP Photo
The stricken cruise liner Costa Concordia lies aground in front of the Isola del Giglio (Giglio island) on January 23, 2012 after hitting underwater rocks. - AFP Photo
A scuba diver makes his way into a flooded cabin of the Costa Concordia cruise ship grounded off the Tuscan Island of Giglio, Italy. - AP Photo
A scuba diver makes his way into a flooded cabin of the Costa Concordia cruise ship grounded off the Tuscan Island of Giglio, Italy. - AP Photo
The stricken cruise liner Costa Concordia (background) is seen from the village while lying aground in front of the Isola del Giglio (Giglio island) on January 23, 2012 after hitting underwater rocks on January 13. Italian divers on Tuesday found a body in the wreck of an Italian cruise ship, rescuers said, bringing the official death toll to 16 with 16 more people still missing. - AFP Photo
The stricken cruise liner Costa Concordia (background) is seen from the village while lying aground in front of the Isola del Giglio (Giglio island) on January 23, 2012 after hitting underwater rocks on January 13. Italian divers on Tuesday found a body in the wreck of an Italian cruise ship, rescuers said, bringing the official death toll to 16 with 16 more people still missing. - AFP Photo
Scuba divers sit in a dinghy next to the Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio Island. - Reuters Photo
Scuba divers sit in a dinghy next to the Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio Island. - Reuters Photo
Oil recovery experts work near the flaw of the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. A large platform carrying a crane and other equipment hitched itself to the toppled Costa Concordia on Tuesday, signaling the start of preliminary operations to remove a half-million gallons of fuel from the grounded cruise ship before it leaks into the pristine Tuscan sea. Actual pumping of the oil isn't expected to begin until Saturday, but officials from the Dutch sh
Oil recovery experts work near the flaw of the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. A large platform carrying a crane and other equipment hitched itself to the toppled Costa Concordia on Tuesday, signaling the start of preliminary operations to remove a half-million gallons of fuel from the grounded cruise ship before it leaks into the pristine Tuscan sea. Actual pumping of the oil isn't expected to begin until Saturday, but officials from the Dutch sh
A scuba diver makes his way into a flooded cabin of the Costa Concordia cruise ship grounded off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. A large platform carrying a crane and other equipment hitched itself to the toppled Costa Concordia on Tuesday, signaling the start of preliminary operations to remove a half-million gallons of fuel from the grounded cruise ship before it leaks into the pristine Tuscan sea. - AP Photo
A scuba diver makes his way into a flooded cabin of the Costa Concordia cruise ship grounded off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. A large platform carrying a crane and other equipment hitched itself to the toppled Costa Concordia on Tuesday, signaling the start of preliminary operations to remove a half-million gallons of fuel from the grounded cruise ship before it leaks into the pristine Tuscan sea. - AP Photo
Sea water enters inside the Costa Concordia cruise ship. - AP Photo
Sea water enters inside the Costa Concordia cruise ship. - AP Photo
The Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island lies on its side, half-submerged and threatening to slide into deeper waters January 24, 2012. Divers recovered the body of an elderly woman on Tuesday on the third deck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, bringing the number of bodies recovered to 16, officials said. - Reuters Photo
The Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island lies on its side, half-submerged and threatening to slide into deeper waters January 24, 2012. Divers recovered the body of an elderly woman on Tuesday on the third deck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, bringing the number of bodies recovered to 16, officials said. - Reuters Photo
The lights of the Giglio harbor are seen from near the Costa Concordia cruise ship grounded off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. - AP Photo
The lights of the Giglio harbor are seen from near the Costa Concordia cruise ship grounded off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. - AP Photo

Owned and operated by Costa Crociere, a supplementary of American- British Carnival Corporation and plc, the Italian cruise MS Costa was a Concordia class cruise ship built in Italy.

The name ‘Concordia’ was desired to project harmony and peace between European nations.

On 13 January 2012 the ship struck a rock which caused a 160 ft long hole ultimately drowning it in shallow water by the Tyrrhenian Sea just off the shore of Isolo del Giglio, Italy.

The number of the passengers on board was 4,200 and 16 deaths have been confirmed so far. Another 16 remain missing. - Photos by Agencies

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