Several pieces of news have recently broken relating to the Costa Concordia disaster.  Here is a brief summary of the latest news, to help you readers understand the current status of the Costa Concordia. Divers Discover 5 More Bodies Last week salvage divers discovered 5 more bodies among the cruise ship’s wreckage, bringing the confirmed death [...]

The Costa Concordia disaster is not the first time a large cruise liner has come to rest on its side.  To some who are well-versed in maritime news and shipwrecks, the images of the cruise ship Costa Concordia lying on her side off the Italian coast might look familiar.  In 1942, a top-of-the-line cruise ship, the Normandie, [...]

With the bodies of the dead still trapped inside the hull, looters have lost no time in making off with Costa Concordia’s ship’s bell. Evading 24-hour surveillance by the Italian Coast Guard and complicated laser systems measuring tiny shifts in the ship’s position, thieves removed the bell probably 2 weeks ago.  The news was reported [...]

Domnica Cemortan, the blonde tour representative who some say bears a share of the responsibility for Captain Schettino’s hitting a reef, on Sunday gave a full account of her relationship with Costa Concordia‘s beleaguered skipper.  The extensive interview is published in Sunday’s Daily Mail.  See the full interview at dailymail.co.uk. While Ms. Cemortan’s flirtation could [...]

After such a large-scale and heavily publicized disaster like the Costa Concordia, one can’t help but wonder if the cruise industry as a whole has been affected.  I wondered the same thing, and decided to find some information. Carnival Corporation (which owns Costa Cruises), as well as Royal Caribbean, have both experienced double digit declines [...]

Yesterday the news broke that Costa Cruises has decided that its wrecked liner Costa Concordia is to be refloated and hauled away to a different location to be dismantled.  The ship, which currently rests on its side off the Italian coast, is massive, having carried 4,200 passengers and crew.  If you’re like me, then you might [...]

In news that broke hours ago, the wrecked Costa Crociere liner Costa Concordia will be re-floated and towed away, prior to being broken up.  See the news here. Stay tuned to the Library blog for more on the ultimate fate of the Carnival-owned cruise liner and on the impact the wreck is having on the cruise [...]

Last week, technical experts working on the salvage operations for the wreck of the cruise liner Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy recommended that the underwater portion of the operation be called off, as conditions shipboard become evermore dangerous.  As the dust settles, people are looking for answers as to what exactly happened on the [...]

In today’s issue of The Virginian-Pilot, an article appeared about a recent and potentially valuable maritime discovery made off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.  Treasure hunter Greg Brooks says that he has discovered the wreck of the S.S. Port Nicholson, a British steamship that was torpedoed by German u-boats in 1942.  Brooks claims that [...]

Check out the story below for the latest updates on the Costa Concordia disaster off the Italian coast. http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/16/world/europe/italy-ship-scene/index.html?hpt=hp_t1#