Costa Concordia ran aground Rescuers wait on a boat near the Costa Concordia on January 15, 2012, after the cruise ship ran aground and keeled over off the Isola del Giglio, last night. Three people died and several were missing after the ship with more than 4,000 people on board ran aground sparking chaos as passengers scrambled to get off. Two South Korean honeymooners were rescued early today from the cruise as emergency crews searching for dozens missing. (AFP) Rescue workers help a woman at Porto Santo Stefano, after a cruise ship ran aground on a sandbar off the west coast of Italy overnight at Giglio island January 14, 2012. Some 3,200 passengers and 1,023 crew on board the ship, the 290-metre-long Costa Concordia, were being evacuated by lifeboats, helicopters and other ships in the area, a statement from the Italian coastguard said. Rescue workers were quoted on Saturday as saying at least six people had been killed in the incident. (REUTERS) Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground is seen off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island January 14, 2012. At least three people were killed and rescuers were searching for other victims after an Italian cruise ship carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground and keeled over in shallow waters. (REUTERS) Rescuers are seen next Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island January 14, 2012. Passengers leapt into the sea and fought over life jackets in panic when an Italian cruise ship ran aground and keeled over, killing at least three and leaving dozens missing. (REUTERS) Crowds prepare to leave the island of Giglio, where passengers aboard the cruise ship Costa Concordia have been staying after the vessel ran aground, on January 14, 2012 in Giglio Porto, Italy. More than four thousand people were on board when the ship hit a sandbank. At least 3 people have been confirmed dead and another 50 are unaccounted for. (GETTY) Passengers put on life vests along the corridors of the Costa Concordia cruise ship near Giglio, Italy. Divers and other rescuers were painstakingly checking thousands of cabins on the Italian liner for 15 people still unaccounted for after the huge vessel foundered and keeled over , killing at least five people and injuring 70. (REUTERS) A view shows one of the two leaks in the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship after being holed by a rock off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island January 15, 2012. Rescuers were painstakingly checking thousands of cabins on the Italian liner for 15 people still unaccounted for after the huge vessel foundered and keeled over, killing at least five people and injuring 70. (REUTERS) People look at the Costa Concordia on January 15, 2012, after the cruise ship ran aground and keeled over off the Isola del Giglio late on January 13. Two bodies were found today on the Italian cruise ship which grounded off a Tuscan island, taking the death toll in the disaster to five, the coast guards said. (AFP) The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies stricken off the shore of the island of Giglio, on January 16, 2012 in Giglio Porto, Italy. More than four thousand people were on board when the ship hit rocks last Friday. The official death toll is now six, with a further 16 people still missing. The rescue operation was temporarily suspended earlier due to the ship moving as it slowly sinks further into the sea. (GETTY) Passengers stand near life boats after boarding the cruise ship Carnival Imagination at the Port Of Miami, Florida, January 16, 2012. Carnival, the owner of the cruise ship that capsized off Italy's west coast, the Costa Concordia, said it expected to take a hit of around $90 million from Friday's accident just as a result of the boat being out of use for the rest of the year. (REUTERS) Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Whats App Pin Interest