16/01/2012 | Argentina

'The captain never turned up,' says Argentine survivor of cruise ship tragedy

Argentine survivors of the Costa Concordia cruise ship which flipped on its side after hitting a rock on Friday night close to the island of Giglio, off Italy's west coast, started arriving in Argentina today.

10/10/2012 | World

Captain of capsized cruise ship says sacking unfair

The captain of the Costa Concordia which ran into a rock and capsized off the Italian coast in January, killing up to 32 people, has sued for wrongful dismissal, his lawyer said.

12/04/2012 | World

Costa Concordia salvage to begin in May

The salvage operation to move the capsized Costa Concordia away from the island of Giglio, where it ran aground three months ago, will begin next month, an official said on Thursday.

20/06/2012 | World

Work starts to refloat Italy's Concordia cruise wreck

Salvage crews began preliminary work this week on preparations to refloat the half-submerged Costa Concordia cruise liner in what is set to be the biggest ever operation of its kind.

13/07/2012 | World

Costa Concordia victims remembered, 6 months on

Residents of this Tuscan island and relatives of victims of the Costa Concordia disaster prayed and ships' horns sounded on Friday to mark the six months since the cruise liner ran aground, killing 32 people.

22/02/2012 | World

Four more bodies found on Italian cruise liner

Salvage workers have found four more bodies on the wreck of the Costa Concordia, bringing to 21 the confirmed number of dead from the accident in which the huge cruise ship hit rocks and capsized off the Italian coast last month.

03/03/2012 | World

Victims' families want truth at Italy shipwreck hearing

Survivors and relatives of victims of the Costa Concordia shipwreck clamoured for truth at a pre-trial hearing in Italy, with some still waiting for identification of the remains of their loved ones 1-1/2 months after the disaster.

22/03/2012 | World

Five more bodies found in wrecked Italian ship

Five more bodies have been found in the half-submerged wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner, bringing the number of confirmed dead to 30, Italy's Civil Protection agency said today.

31/01/2012 | World

Italian authorities end search for cruise ship bodies

Italian authorities have ended the search for bodies on the submerged sections of the capsized Costa Concordia, more than two weeks after the giant cruise liner capsized off the Tuscan coast, officials said today.

02/02/2012 | World

France opens inquiry into Costa Concordia shipwreck

The Paris prosecutor's office opened a preliminary inquiry today into the causes of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster in Italy last month, following a decision to group together legal complaints by relatives of French victims.

07/02/2012 | World

Italy court extends house arrest for Concordia's captain

An Italian court ruled on Tuesday that Francesco Schettino, the captain of the cruise liner that ran aground and capsized off the island of Giglio, killing at least 17 people, must remain under house arrest.

25/01/2012 | World

Transcripts show Concordia captain saying he was told to approach shore

The captain of the doomed Italian liner Costa Concordia said he was told by managers to take his ship close in to shore on the night it ran aground and capsized, according to bugged conversations leaked in Italian newspapers.

27/01/2012 | World

Costa to offer 11,000 euros to passengers on Concordia

Several of Italy's consumer groups signed an agreement with Costa Cruises to offer about 11,000 euros ($14,500) to each of the more than 3,000 passengers aboard the Costa Concordia when it hit a rock and capsized near the Italian island of Giglio on January 13, a statement from the consumer groups said.

29/01/2012 | World

Bad weather stops work on capsized Italian cruise ship

Divers searching for bodies on the Costa Concordia, the wrecked cruise ship that lies capsized off the Italian coast, suspended work on Sunday after heavy seas and strong winds caused the vessel to shift noticeably, authorities said.

20/01/2012 | World

Crews face test on Italy cruise ship as weather worsens

21/01/2012 | World

Italy cruise disaster toll death rises to 12

The body of a woman was found on board Italy's capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship on Saturday, bringing the total death toll to at least 12 people, a spokesman for the rescue workers said.  Twenty people are still unaccounted for. The liner struck a rock and capsized on Jan. 13 off Tuscany's Giglio island.

24/01/2012 | World

Rescue crews prepare to pump fuel from wrecked Concordia

Salvage crews began preparations today to pump thousands of tonnes of fuel from the wreck of the Costa Concordia as the search continued for bodies, 11 days after the giant Italian cruise liner struck a rock off the Tuscan coast and capsized.

18/01/2012 | World

Divers suspend search of capsized Italy liner

Divers searching the capsized Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia suspended work on today after the vast wreck shifted slightly but officials said they are hoping to resume as soon as possible.

19/01/2012 | World

Search resumes for missing on capsized Italy liner

Recovery teams working on the capsized Italian liner are racing against the clock to complete the search for victims of the disaster before the weather turns and salvage crews need to start pumping fuel from the wreck.

19/01/2012 | World

Tape shows cruise ship crew denying emergency

A crew member of the capsized Costa Concordia told the Italian coastguard the vessel had only suffered a power outage and there was no emergency onboard, even after passengers had put on life vests, according to a new recording aired today.

16/01/2012 | World

Major peacetime ship disasters since the Titanic

Following is a timeline of some of the world's major peacetime shipping disasters since the Titanic sank 100 years ago:

17/01/2012 | World

Divers uncover 5 more dead on Costa Concordia liner

17/01/2012 | World

Full transcript of conversation between captain and coastguard official

The Italian coast guard angrily ordered the captain of the capsized Italian cruise ship to go back aboard to oversee the evacuation, but he stalled, according to an apparent recording of their radio exchange played on national television.