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Prosecutors reject Costa Concordia captain's plea bargain on manslaughter charge
ReutersGROSSETO, Italy, May 14 (Reuters) - Prosecutors rejected a plea bargain offer by the captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which capsized off Italy's west coast last year with the loss of 32 lives, lawyers said on Tuesday. Captain Francesco...Tags: Trials, Lawyers, Court Preliminary, Prosecution, Justice System
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Too big to fail? Carnival's size helps it survive
I've never taken a Carnival cruise. Just about every cruise I have taken has been on Carnival. The fact that those two statements are true says a lot about why Carnival Corp. probably will weather a string of mishaps that would force a smaller operation...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Tour Operations Industry, Tampa, Festive Events, Princess Cruises
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Carnival Corp. to spend up to $700 million on fleetwide upgrades
Miami HeraldCarnival Corp. on Wednesday announced the extent of fixes needed to ensure its 101-ship fleet avoids the kind of problems that have caused high-profile headaches for the world's largest cruise ship company over the past few years. The price tag, to be...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Micky Arison, Festive Events, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line
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Concordia survivors mark first anniversary of cruise ship wreck
ReutersGIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Survivors of the Costa Concordia disaster and relatives of the 32 people who died returned to the Italian island of Giglio on Sunday to mark one year since the luxury cruise liner capsized. A boat ferried the visitors close to...Tags: Lawyers, Costa Concordia Shipwreck, Human Interest, Prosecution, Maritime Accidents
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Anniversary of Costa Concordia tragedy nears
Almost a year ago, on Jan. 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia cruise ship run aground in the dark of night in waters off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. On board were more than 4,200 passengers and crew. Within less than an hour of striking submerged...
Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Pompano Beach, Royal Caribbean International, Carnival Corporation, Cruise Line Ports
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News of the Weird: Stopping an Asteroid With Paintballs
If an asteroid is ever on a collision course with Earth, it is feasible that the planet could be saved by firing paintballs at it, according to an MIT graduate student whose detailed plan won this year's prize in a United Nations space council...
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Costa Concordia salvage work begins
Work to upright the crippled Costa Concordia cruise ship has started five months after it capsized off the coast of Italy killing 32, a Costa Cruises spokesperson said Thursday. In an e-mail statement Costa's Head of Corporate Communications Cristiano De...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Pompano Beach, Italy, Cruise Line Ports
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Carnival, Holland America to get new cruise ships
Two more cruises ships are on the horizon with the announcement today by Carnival Corporation for new Holland America Line and Carnival Cruise Lines vessels.
The parent company of the two lines as well as eight other cruise line brands revealed it is...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Tour Operations Industry, Festive Events, Micky Arison, Princess Cruises
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Captain Of Capsized Ship To Attend Italian Hearing For First Time
ReutersGIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - The captain of the stricken Costa Concordia cruise ship will attend pre-trial hearings this week where experts will present analysis of the events that led to the vessel hitting a rock off the Italian coast in January and the...Tags: Trials, Court Preliminary, Carnival Corporation, Italy
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Concordia Shipwreck Captain Faces Survivors
CNNGROSSETO, Italy -- Described by one lawyer Monday as looking "like he walked straight out of a GQ magazine," the ex-captain of a shipwrecked cruise liner faced about a dozen of the survivors he's accused of abandoning. It was the first time Francesco...Tags: Lawyers, Trials, GQ, Court Preliminary, John Arthur
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Work on Costa Concordia salvage gets under way
Work on salvaging the crippled Costa Concordia cruise ship is now underway some five months after it capsized off the coast of Italy, killing 32, a spokesperson for the ship’s operators confirmed Thursday. Spearheading the project is Pompano Beach-...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Pompano Beach, Italy
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Report: Environmental emergency training connected to Costa Concordia wreck starts
Environmental emergency training connected to the Costa Concordia wreck is underway on the Tuscan island of Giglio, according to a recent tweet from @SjaakSeen. According to @SjaakSeen’s Twitter profile, he’s a United Nations Disaster...
Tags: Pompano Beach, United Nations
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