Photos: The Costa Concordia disaster
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Photos: The Costa Concordia disaster

Updated 1916 GMT (0316 HKT) July 8, 2012
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The Costa Concordia struck rocks on January 13 and turned on its side off the Italian island of Giglio. AFP/Getty Images
A bench from the cruise liner is seen on the shore on January 20, a week after the ship ran aground. More than 30 people from eight countries -- both crew and passengers -- died. Getty Images
Divers continue the search for the remaining missing people in January. Getty Images
Italian police escort the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner, Francesco Schettino, on January 14. Prosecutors accused the captain of piloting the ship too fast to allow him to react to dangers, causing the shipwreck, according to legal papers. AFP/Getty Images
Firemen search for missing people in and around the partially submerged Costa Concordia cruise ship on January 16. AFP/Getty Images
Firemen work on the Costa Concordia cruise ship on January 16. The captain may have made "significant" errors that led to wreck, the cruise line said. AFP/Getty Images
Military rescuers patrol next to the listing Costa Concordia on January 15. A spiraling water slide can be seen on the deck. AFP/Getty Images
Boats patrol near the Costa Concordiay as divers continue the search for missing people days after the accident. AFP/Getty Images
Rescuers search the Costa Concordia on January 15. AFP/Getty Images
Emergency services work from the island of Giglio, near where the cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground. AFP/Getty Images
The ship had a breach on the hull about 90 meters (300 feet) long, according to Officer Emilio Del Santo of the Coastal Authorities of Livorno. AFP/Getty Images
On January 14, crowds prepare to leave the island of Giglio, where passengers were staying after the ship ran aground. Getty Images
The Concordia, built in 2006, was on a Mediterranean cruise from Rome with stops in Savona, Cagliari and Palermo, Italy; Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, Spain; and Marseille, France. Getty Images
Passengers arrive at Porto Santo Stefano, Italy, after being evacuated from the ship. AFP/Getty Images
The Costa Concordia was sailing a few hundred meters off the rocky Tuscan coastline of the island of Giglio. AFP/Getty Images
Italian police assist in the rescue after the cruise ship ran aground near the island. AFP/Getty Images
The huge ship, nearly the length of three football fields, was carrying about 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew members when it rammed into a bed of rocks around 9:45 p.m. AFP/Getty Images
Passengers arrive on land after they were rescued. There was chaos as passengers scrambled to get off the ship. AFP/Getty Images
Evacuation efforts started promptly but were made "extremely difficult" by the position of the listing ship. AFP/Getty Images
The Costa Concordia cruise ship is pictured in March 2009 in Civitavecchia, Rome's tourist port. AFP/Getty Images/file