Rescue work on capsized ship suspended
- 12 years ago
The Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia, grounded off the Tuscan coast.
Rescue workers have been forced to suspend operations once again after the vessel moved - one week after it capsized killing at least 11 people on board,
Video released by the Italian fire service shows rescue workers searching for bodies.
Hopes for finding anyone alive have all but faded now as the cold waters around the ship become rougher.
With the bad weather threatening to make rescue operations even more precarious, attention is now turning to removing more than 2000 tonnes of fuel from the vessel.
Meanwhile, a few tired but relieved crew members are finally returning home.
In India, worried families gathered at Mumbai airport to greet the survivors.
Over 200 Indians were aboard the ship, many working as crew members, and at least one Indian national is still missing.
Similar scenes were repeated at Guatemala City airport.
All seven Guatemalan crew members on board survived the accident.
As many as 24 people are still unaccounted for out of 4200 passengers and crew aboard when the Costa Concordia struck a rock just meters from the shoreline on January 13.
Sunita Rappai, Reuters
Rescue workers have been forced to suspend operations once again after the vessel moved - one week after it capsized killing at least 11 people on board,
Video released by the Italian fire service shows rescue workers searching for bodies.
Hopes for finding anyone alive have all but faded now as the cold waters around the ship become rougher.
With the bad weather threatening to make rescue operations even more precarious, attention is now turning to removing more than 2000 tonnes of fuel from the vessel.
Meanwhile, a few tired but relieved crew members are finally returning home.
In India, worried families gathered at Mumbai airport to greet the survivors.
Over 200 Indians were aboard the ship, many working as crew members, and at least one Indian national is still missing.
Similar scenes were repeated at Guatemala City airport.
All seven Guatemalan crew members on board survived the accident.
As many as 24 people are still unaccounted for out of 4200 passengers and crew aboard when the Costa Concordia struck a rock just meters from the shoreline on January 13.
Sunita Rappai, Reuters