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Memorial for victims of Costa Concordia
Family of victims to attend ceremony six months after the ill-fated vessel ran aground off Italy coast.
Last Modified: 13 Jul 2012 22:01

Relatives of victims of the Costa Concorida shipwreck are to attend a memorial service to mark six months since the cruise liner ran aground on the Giglio Island off Italy's western coast.

Thirty-two people died in the disaster.  

The veseel has been lying there capsized since then, and has now become almost a landmark attracting visitors.

Al Jazeera's Claudio Lavagna reports from Giglio Island.

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