| Emergency teams have found two more bodies in the partially submerged Costa Concordia cruise liner that sank off the western coast of Italy. It brings to five those known to have died after the ship, carrying more than 4000 people, hit rocks on Friday. The coastguard said divers searching the vessel found the bodies of two elderly men trapped in a flooded area. Earlier three survivors were found, more than 24 hours after the ship ran aground near a Tuscan island. Shortly before the bodies were discovered, Tuscan regional official Enrico Rossi said 17 people remained unaccounted for. The ship's operator, Costa Crociere, said the vessel had been following its regular course on the first day of a Mediterranean cruise when it hit a submerged rock. Police are investigating why the accident happened in calm conditions, off the Tuscan island of Giglio. Officers began questioning the ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, on Saturday. www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk BBC © 2012 |
