Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia

Updated 1021 GMT (1821 HKT) January 22, 2012

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The Italian Coast Guard has released photos of the rescue effort at the cruise ship Costa Concordia near Giglio Island, Italy.

Photos: Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia

Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia – The Italian Coast Guard has released photos of the rescue effort at the cruise ship Costa Concordia near Giglio Island, Italy.

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On Tuesday January 17, Warrant Petty Officer Massimo Macaroni of the Italian Coast Guard said the casualty count from the disaster stood at six dead, and 29 missing: 25 passengers and four crew members.

Photos: Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia

Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia – On Tuesday January 17, Warrant Petty Officer Massimo Macaroni of the Italian Coast Guard said the casualty count from the disaster stood at six dead, and 29 missing: 25 passengers and four crew members.

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Early Tuesday, rescue efforts were ongoing in and around the mammoth vessel, which was listing on its side off the island of Giglio.

Photos: Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia

Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia – Early Tuesday, rescue efforts were ongoing in and around the mammoth vessel, which was listing on its side off the island of Giglio.

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The Costa Concordia hit rocks Friday night just off Italy's western coast, leading to what passengers described as a chaotic and surreal scene to evacuate and the deaths of at least six people.

Photos: Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia

Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia – The Costa Concordia hit rocks Friday night just off Italy's western coast, leading to what passengers described as a chaotic and surreal scene to evacuate and the deaths of at least six people.

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Divers have been searching the skyscraper-sized ship, working underwater in pitch blackness, in hopes of finding the missing.

Photos: Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia

Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia – Divers have been searching the skyscraper-sized ship, working underwater in pitch blackness, in hopes of finding the missing.

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There were roughly 4,200 people on the Costa Concordia when it ran aground -- about 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew members.

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Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia – There were roughly 4,200 people on the Costa Concordia when it ran aground -- about 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew members.

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The ship weighs in at more than 114,000 gross tonnage and measures 951 feet in length. Its maximum speed was designed to be 23 knots.

Photos: Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia

Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia – The ship weighs in at more than 114,000 gross tonnage and measures 951 feet in length. Its maximum speed was designed to be 23 knots.

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The disaster's impact on earnings will cost the ship's owner at least $85 million to $95 million in the fiscal year to November, parent company Carnival Corporation said.

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Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia – The disaster's impact on earnings will cost the ship's owner at least $85 million to $95 million in the fiscal year to November, parent company Carnival Corporation said.

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Built in 2006, the Concordia had been on a Mediterranean cruise from Rome with stops in Savona, Marseille, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Cagliari and Palermo.

Photos: Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia

Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia – Built in 2006, the Concordia had been on a Mediterranean cruise from Rome with stops in Savona, Marseille, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Cagliari and Palermo.

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