Costa Concordia, Maze How Floating Cities



View of the famous shipwreck, the Titanic, again and again on Friday, January 13, 2012. Luxury cruise ship, Costa Concordia sank after hitting a reef near the Tuscan coast, in waters of Italy. A total of 2600 passengers on board, enjoy a lunch of panic, bottomless.

Survivors described the scene that evening, the fateful and panic disorder, adequate drainage without notice. As with the Titanic event 100 years ago.

Three days after the disaster, searching for victims is done, the rescue team found the remains of the passengers are still missing.

In the mid, dramatic story of rescue, to rescue three people from the ship sank Sunday in a lifeless condition - just hours before the death of two divers, two older men, as necessary to find the hold.

Two have survived a honeymoon couple from South Korea. Their cries of the car leading the rescue team. The two men were found in a state of panic and confusion, but unharmed. They were in the cabin, which, fortunately, some dry conditions.

Other survivors are transported to a hospital immediately Giampetroni near Grosseto, in the province of a broken leg. "I never lost hope of survival, but still, it's terrible 36 hours," he said, as published by the Telegraph, Monday, January 16, 2012.

He was injured in the slide, when he went on the lower deck, to help other passengers escape from the sinking ship began around midnight Friday. Because of his injury, he was stuck alone.

The local time Sunday, the SAR team shouting voices, the survivors still a matter of hope still in the room.

Cosimo Nicastro said the unity of the Coast Guard SAR team hope to other passengers or crew, in a safe condition, the location of the cells in the vessel.

However, in the trunk rather simple. They are at risk, there may be conflicts with the big things, like floating mattresses and carpets that can be adhered on the aqualung.

The size of the big ship, and ready at an angle of 90 degrees and half-submerged, making it difficult for rescue operations.

Search Luca Fire Department, compares the ship as a floating city. He added, with difficulty Payang divers explore the ship's cabin by cabin is 1000 meters long, in the dark.

The authorities said 15 people remain missing, including passengers and crew. Part of the crew disappear from Asian countries, who may not understand the instructions to save Italy.

"Tear in the stomach in the machine, this means that the cabin crew was under water," said Sergio Ortelli, Mayor Miglio.

Said Ennio Aquilino, commander of Grosseto firefighter, the rescuer and the victim is extremely difficult to identify the ship. Because of the width. "The ship has 12 levels, seven or eight of them under the water like a great cathedral, the labyrinth."