Costa Concordia was a cruise ship operated by the Italian cruise line Costa Crociere. She was the first of her class, followed by her sister ships Costa Serena, Costa Pacifica, Costa Favolosa and Cost
Costa Concordia in January 2008
Costa Concordia in Piraeus, Greece, November 2006
Costa Concordia in Palma de Mallorca, September 2011
Costa Concordia in July 2009, featuring the initial repairs to her bow.
On 13 January 2012, the seven-year-old Costa Cruises vessel Costa Concordia was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when the cruise ship deviated from her planned route at Isola
Costa Concordia
…service, they were among the largest ships built in Italy until the construction of the 130,000 GT Dream-class cruise ships. On 13 January 2012 at 21:45, Costa Concordia struck a rock in the Tyrrhenian Sea just off the eastern shore of Isola del Giglio. This tore open a 53-metre (174-foot) gash on the port side of her hull, which…
Costa Concordia aground with rigid lifeboats in foreground and inflatables hanging from the side of the ship
Rescued passengers huddle ashore
Wrecked ship with boulder in hull gash