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Watching Costa Concordia

I am watching live the salvage of the Costa Concordia sitting on my desk top right now. It is quite gripping. The Guardian also has a regular update for each step of the process. The Costa Concordia,  on the night of January 13, 2012, struck a reef near Giglio Island, took on water through a 70-meter (230-foot) gash in its hull and then capsized just outside the harbour. Thirty-two of the 4,200 passengers and crew members died. The bodies of two of the dead have never been found. They  may lie beneath the wreckage. Also trapped inside…

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