Costa Concordia

From The Independent:

Cocaine found on cruise ship captain's hair
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Experts and lawyers representing survivors of the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship want further drug tests on the ship's captain after the discovery of cocaine on the outside of a hair sample. A forensic analyst involved in the case reportedly described the finding as no more than a "marginal problem". The full test results given to investigators show that the drug was not found within his hair or in his urine, which would have indicated that he had used it.
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From Discovery:

Concordia Could Collapse Under Its Own Weight
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The stricken Costa Concordia cruise liner might soon collapse under its own weight.

A video produced by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) has revealed that the rocks on which the ship sits have now started crumbling dramatically.
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From The Daily Mail:

Eight more bodies are found on Costa Concordia including missing five-year-old girl as salvage workers reveal intricate hand-drawn plans to recover more victims
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Search teams have found eight more bodies in the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia today.

The body of a five-year-old girl, believed to be Dyana Arlotti, is among those which have been recovered.

Officials say 32 people died in the disaster but so far only 17 bodies had been retrieved before the new announcement.
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From The Telegraph:

Concordia captain 'changed ship's speed for dinner with ex-dancer
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The captain of the Costa Concordia slowed the ship down so that he could enjoy dinner with a Moldovan ex-dancer and then speeded up as he approached the island of Giglio in order to make up time, prosecutors alleged today.
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From The Independent:

I was no fatal distraction, says dancer in cruise ship disaster
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A dancer who was with the captain on the bridge of the Costa Concordia when the liner crashed with the loss of 32 lives has denied that her presence created a fatal distraction.
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From Yahoo:

Captain of capsized liner could be in danger at hearing: lawyer
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GROSSETO, Italy (Reuters) - The captain of a giant cruise liner which capsized off Italy, killing at least 25 people, could be in danger if he attends a pre-trial hearing into the disaster this Saturday, his lawyer said.
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