The Italian "Titanic"
On Wednesday, January 18, 2012, the $570 million Costa Concordia cruise ship, owned by Carnival Corporation, crashed into a reef causing the ship to eventually flip over its side and sink. Of the 3,229 passengers and 1,023 crewmembers, all but 32 people were saved, and as on January 26, 2012, a combination of 16 passengers and crewmembers are still missing. It is interesting to note that the captain, Francesco Schettino, actually took the ship off of the autopilot in order to treat some passengers on a nearby island. Thus, many passengers and crewmembers were wondering if the ship would have sank if they did not go off route in order to treat those who got ill.
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