The Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that ran aground in January, will be lifted onto a platform beginning next week and then towed away to be demolished

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Removal of Grounded Costa Concordia Is Set to Begin in Italy

Princess Cruises expresses regret that one of its ships failed to rescue a fishing boat adrift in the Pacific Ocean despite alerts from passengers.

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Cruise firm sorry over castaways

Observers say a national propensity for dualism has led to a Coast Guard officer’s portrayal as a hero against the captain of the Costa Concordia.

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Memo From Rome: Italians Embrace a Hero After Cruise Ship Accident

Shares of the Carnival Corporation fell 14 percent on Tuesday, and analysts said the accident in Italy could not have happened at a worse time for the industry.

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Cruise Industry Weighs Effect of Costa Concordia’s Grounding

With 16 people still listed as missing after a cruise ship capsized near an Italian island, rescue workers searched the luxury liner on Sunday for survivors and found three.

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Death Toll Rises to 6 in Italian Cruise Ship Accident

Rescuers made contact early Sunday with three survivors inside a luxury cruise liner that capsized off the coast of Italy, killing at least three people.

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Italian Cruise Ship Accident Raises Questions About Crew and Captain

There are many ways to mark the 100th anniversary of the world’s most famous shipwreck, but time is running out for a submersible trip to the deep.

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Celebrating the Titanic by Going to See It

A far-reaching $858 billion tax plan negotiated by the White House and Republican leaders sailed through the Senate on Wednesday and was headed for a vote Thursday in the House, as lawmakers rushed to prevent a New Year’s tax hike from striking virtually every American household.

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Tax deal cruises through Senate

Three days after an engine fire shut down electricity and stranded the ship at sea, tugboats pulled it into San Diego harbor.

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Crippled Cruise Ship Reaches Shore

The Carnival Splendor has been stalled by an engine fire and is floating adrift off the coast of Mexico with no power and dwindling supplies.

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Officials Try to Rescue Cruise Ship