Subscribe RSSThere were four thousand two hundred passengers and crew members on the ship. Rescuers used lifeboats and helicopters to take most of them to the island of Giglio and to Porto Santo Stefano on the mainland. Officials said at least twelve people died and twenty others were missing.
Movements of the grounded ferry and concerns about bad weather have interfered with efforts by divers to search underwater areas. The concern is that the ship could move off its difficult resting place and slide into deeper water. Bad weather could also delay work to remove fuel from the despatch and protect the environment along the Tuscan coast.
