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The Costa Concordia cruiseship lies on January 15, 2012 in the harbor of the Tuscan island of Giglio after it ran aground and keeled over off the Isola del Giglio after hitting underwater rocks on January 13.
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012

Open quoteThe fact that it left from this course is due solely to a maneuver by the commander that was unapproved, unauthorized and unknown to Costa.Close quote

  • PIER LUIGI FOSCHI,
  • chairman and CEO of Costa Cruises, accusing Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino of deviating from the ship's programmed course
Photo: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP / Getty Images | Source: New York Times