3rd survivor rescued from stricken italy cruise ship - BBC World News coverage - January 15, 2012

BBC World News opening January 15, 2012 at 13 GMT, top story was Italy cruise ship rescue.

Three survivors have been found on the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia, more than 24 hours after it ran aground off the Italian coast.

An Italian crew member with a serious leg injury has now been airlifted to the mainland, hours after a South Korean couple were rescued.

Three people are confirmed dead.

Ship's captain Francesco Schettino has been arrested on suspicion of causing deaths. Prosecutors say he left the ship before evacuation was complete.

First officer Ciro Ambrosio has also been detained.
The number of people unaccounted for has now fallen to 17, Tuscan regional official Enrico Rossi said. In all, more than 4.000 people were on the cruise ship when it got into difficulties on Friday night.

The ship's operator, Costa Crociere, said the vessel had been following its regular course when it hit a submerged rock.

In a TV interview, Capt Schettino said the rock was not marked on any maritime charts.

Police are investigating why the accident happened in calm conditions.
The number of people unaccounted for has now fallen to 17, Tuscan regional official Enrico Rossi said. In all, more than 4.000 people were on the cruise ship when it got into difficulties on Friday night.

The ship's operator, Costa Crociere, said the vessel had been following its regular course when it hit a submerged rock.

In a TV interview, Capt Schettino said the rock was not marked on any maritime charts.

Police are investigating why the accident happened in calm conditions.

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[123empsol]

What do you find in a delicatessen that you will never find on the battlefield? An Italian hero! hahahahhahahhehehehehehehehehe­hehohohohhhohohohohohhoho!!!!!­!!!!!

[pierix27]

The ship stopped in perfect vertical, about 1 hour awaiting a tugboat. Today 7 later days it's still there. It's incredible! Have you need?

[popeye1579]

@lrnz08 nope you did not saw the titanc what is the obsseion wih people comparing this with titanic???????? there have many ship sinkings in more recent years than titanic get over this bullshit.

[lrnz08]

Hang on a secend did i saw the titanic

[SaraIsADancer]

notice how you don't find any videos of the ship actually going over?

[freakman420]

lol at 0:14 when the explosion happens that journalist get right back to it like a boss X)