Memorial for victims of Costa Concordia
Family of victims to attend ceremony six months after the ill-fated vessel ran aground off Italy coast.
Published On 13 Jul 2012
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.
Source: Al Jazeera