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Costa Concordia

More of the same is different

Costa Concordia: catataxic catastrophe

On the centenary of the Titanic disaster of 1912 another huge cruse ship sank. The Costa Concordia ran aground in January 2012 hitting a rock in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Although most of the passengers and crew were evacuated safely over a 6 hour period, 32 people died. There is a Read more…

By John Brodie Donald, 4 yearsOctober 30, 2018 ago
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