/tags/costa-concordia Costa Concordia en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:51:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-26/two-bodies-found-near-costa-concordia-wreck The remains are presumed to be of a passenger and crew member still unaccounted for from the January 2012 disaster that killed 32 people. Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:51:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-26/two-bodies-found-near-costa-concordia-wreck Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-09-24/carnivals-earnings-hit-by-string-of-cruise-ship-problems The world's largest cruise line has experienced a series of problems aboard its ships, ranging from fires and power outages at sea to the wreck of the Costa Concordia. Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:39:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-24/carnivals-earnings-hit-by-string-of-cruise-ship-problems Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-09-23/costa-concordia-captain-blames-crash-on-helmsman Francesco Schettino, on trial for manslaughter and abandoning his passengers and crew, says the man steering the cruise liner turned the wrong way. Mon, 23 Sep 2013 21:37:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-23/costa-concordia-captain-blames-crash-on-helmsman Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-09-17/watch-time-lapse-video-of-the-costa-concordia-being-righted See the 19-hour operation condensed into about 60 seconds. The cruise ship, which went aground off Tuscany in January 2012, has been shifted into a vertical position. Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:47:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-17/watch-time-lapse-video-of-the-costa-concordia-being-righted Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-09-17/mission-success-costa-concordia-is-vertical The cruise ship, which ran aground in January 2012 off the coast of Tuscany, will be stabilized and checked to make sure it can make it through the harsh winter. In the spring, the vessel will be floated to a scrap yard. Tue, 17 Sep 2013 06:07:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-17/mission-success-costa-concordia-is-vertical Doreen McCallister, Sylvia Poggioli /npr-news/2013-09-16/how-to-watch-as-the-costa-concordia-is-hopefully-righted The cruise ship ran aground and slumped over on its starboard side off the coast of Tuscany in January 2012. Thirty-two people died. The effort to pull it upright is said to be the biggest such operation ever. At 114,000 tons, the ship is twice the size of the Titanic. Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:45:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-16/how-to-watch-as-the-costa-concordia-is-hopefully-righted Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-09-14/costa-concordia-salvage-operation-to-begin-monday A complicated salvage operation is set to begin Monday at the site of the Costa Concordia, the luxury cruise ship that ran aground off Italy in 2012. Even if it succeeds, it will be a long time before things return to normal on the island of Giglio, where the ship wrecked. Sat, 14 Sep 2013 21:17:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-14/costa-concordia-salvage-operation-to-begin-monday Bill Chappell /npr-news/2013-09-13/off-the-tuscan-coast-raising-the-ill-fated-costa-concordia Next week, a salvage crew plans to rotate and raise the Costa Concordia cruise ship, in one of the biggest maritime salvage operations ever undertaken. The huge vessel has been partially submerged off Giglio Island since an accident in January 2012 that killed 32 people. Fri, 13 Sep 2013 20:59:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-13/off-the-tuscan-coast-raising-the-ill-fated-costa-concordia Sylvia Poggioli /npr-news/2013-07-20/five-convicted-in-deadly-costa-concordia-shipwreck An Italian court accepted a plea deal from the ship's helmsman, two bridge officers, the cabin service director and the director of the cruise company's crisis team. Sat, 20 Jul 2013 11:54:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-20/five-convicted-in-deadly-costa-concordia-shipwreck Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-05-22/costa-concordia-captain-to-face-manslaughter-charges Capt. Francesco Schettino is accused of negligence that led to the grounding of the ship and of abandoning the stricken vessel while a rescue of its more than 4,200 passengers and crew was still underway. Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-05-22/costa-concordia-captain-to-face-manslaughter-charges Scott Neuman