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This one’s just bizarre. 52 pax were rescued after the ferry, Baleno 168, lost its propeller and started taking on water. The accident took place in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines while she was enroute to Calapan Port Terminal. Initial attempts…
The above photo illustrates the final course of the Costa Concordia. It was obtained from Costa’s official vessel positioning. I then superimposed it with the last AIS data to leave the ship via MarineTraffic. Her initial course, starting from the…
This will probably be the last update for today unless something breaks. Very few photos have surfaced right after the grounding. Here you can see her sinking, stern first. Passengers onboard wait for the abandon ship order to be given…
Shows you just how close she was to the shore. Keep in mind that this may not be exactly where the underwater collision occurred, just where she came to a stop. Currently, CNN is reporting that local officials are fearful…
*Click Here for a Live Webcam from the Rescue Operation* This is BREAKING NEWS and will be updated periodically.. Costa Cruises 950 foot long, 114,500grt ship Costa Concordia had just departed Civitavecchia, Italy when she lost power and scrapped the…
UPDATE: NPR has more details. Apparently, the vessel was already listing to one side when she left. A sharp turn to the side led to water washing over the side and she was doomed from there. 41 bodies have been…