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Concordia survivors mark first anniversary of cruise ship wreck
ReutersGIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Survivors of the Costa Concordia disaster and relatives of the 32 people who died returned to the Italian island of Giglio on Sunday to mark one year since the luxury cruise liner capsized. A boat ferried the visitors close to...Tags: Carnival Corporation, Transportation Accidents, Costa Cruises, Justice System, Italy
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Sandy Unearths 90-Year-Old Ship Wreck On Fire Island
When Superstorm Sandy devastated Fire Island, flooding nearly 80 percent of the community's homes, it also unearthed a nearly 100-year-old ship wreck.
The ship, believed to be the Bessie White, was left exposed after high winds and torrential rain...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Fire Island, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Long Island
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Washington County Museum of Fine Art's 'Shipwreck' painting in Philadelphia
By Rebecca Massie Lane Special to The Herald-Mail The Washington County Museum of Fine Art's important oil painting by Thomas Birch (1779 to 1851), titled "The Shipwreck," 1837, plays a pivotal role in an important exhibition at the Philadelphia...Tags: Fine Artists, Colonial Williamsburg, Fine Arts, Museums, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Trial begins for suspect in deadly Lake Monroe boat accident
The trial for a man accused of leaving the scene of a deadly boat accident began Tuesday. Winston Wood is accused of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and causing injury. Police said he was driving a ski boat that crashed into a...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Fishing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Trials, Disasters and Accidents
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Manny Pacquiao on Grove ban: 'I'm not condemning gays'
L.A. NOWManny Pacquiao said in an interview Wednesday that he has nothing against gay people and that hateful comments attributed to him are untrue. "What I said is a reporter asked me about gay marriage...I am against gay marriage, but I'm...... -
19th Century Shipwreck Discovered Off of Grand Haven Coast
FOX 17 Web ProducerAnother ship wreck has been discovered in the Great Lakes, but it's not in the icy waters of Lake Superior. This time, the wreck was discovered in the middle of Lake Michigan, about halfway between Milwaukee and Grand Haven. The discovery was made...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Balancing Act: Search resumes on Italian ship
![It truly is a "balancing act" in Giglio, Italy as divers get back to business searching for survivors.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/195289880-21135425.jpg "It truly is a "balancing act\" in Giglio, Italy as divers get back to business searching for survivors.")
It truly is a "balancing act" in Giglio, Italy as divers get back to business searching for survivors.
At issue: not just the loss of life, but also the threat of devastating environmental problems from the deadly ship wreck.
It's a risky feat, taking...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Italy
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News briefs: Divers look for the missing at cruise ship wreck off Tuscan coast in Italy
![<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Divers explode holes in stricken ship's hull in race to search for 29 missing off Tuscan coast</span></strong>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67427546-17041024.jpg "<strong><span style="font-size: medium;\">Divers explode holes in stricken ship's hull in race to search for 29 missing off Tuscan coast</span></strong>")
Divers explode holes in stricken ship's hull in race to search for 29 missing off Tuscan coast
ROME (AP) -- Italian naval divers on Tuesday exploded holes in the hull of a cruise ship grounded off a Tuscan island to speed the search for 29 missing people...Tags: Kim Jong Il, National Government, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Charles Darwin, Heart Attack
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Minnesota couple missing in Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A retired Minnesota man and his wife are among more than a dozen people unaccounted for after a cruise ship hit a reef and capsized off the west coast of Italy, their family said in a statement Monday. Jerry Heil, 69, and his wife...Tags: Transportation Accidents, U.S. Embassy, Trips and Vacations, Disasters and Accidents, Italy
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Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck leaking oil
GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — A thin film of oil spread from the Costa Concordia cruise ship as waves battered the wreckage off Italy’s coast Wednesday, adding to fears of an environmental disaster in the area’s sensitive, pristine waters....Tags: Environmental Pollution, Transportation Accidents, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Environmental Issues, Disasters and Accidents
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Killer of Israeli settler family is sentenced to five life terms
World NowAn Israeli military court Monday sentenced Amjad Awad, 19, to five consecutive life terms for the March 11 murders of the Fogel family in the West Bank settlement of Itamar.... -
Fuel shortages cause panic in Egypt; government blames hoarders
World NowPanicked drivers are lining up outside gas stations in Cairo and other cities amid fuel shortages and reports of hoarding....
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