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 she deviated from her planned route at Isola del Giglio, Tuscany, sailed closer to the island, and struck a rock formation on the sea floor. This caused the ship to list and then to partially sink, landing unevenly on an underwater ledge. Although a six-hour rescue effort brought most of the passengers ashore, 33 people died: 27 passengers, five crew, and, later, a member of the salvage team.
Aground with rigid lifeboats in foreground and inflatables hanging from the side of the ship
MS Costa Concordia in Palma, Majorca, in 2011
Rescued passengers huddle ashore
Wrecked ship with boulder in hull gash
Costa Crociere S.p.A., operating as Costa Cruises, is an Italian cruise line founded in 1948 and organized as a wholly owned subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc since 2000. Based in Genoa, Italy, the cruise line primarily caters to the Italian cruise market, but the company's 10 ships, which all sail under the Italian flag, provide itineraries sailing to countries globally.
Federico C of 1958, Costa's first purpose-built passenger ship.
Eugenio C of 1966
The Costa Classica, first new build for Costa in over 25 years
Costa Victoria, the final ship completed under the original Costa Cruises