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Capsizing of Cruise Ship Blamed on Human Error

The search continues for 16 people still missing after the Italian luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia hit a rock and rolled on to its side Friday off the island of Giglio in the Mediterranean Sea. There were 4200 passengers on board. Six have been found dead. The owners of Costa Cruises are blaming the captain.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

The search continues for 16 people still missing after the Italian luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia hit a rock and rolled on to its side Friday off the island of Giglio in the Mediterranean Sea. There were 4200 passengers on board. Six have been found dead. The owners of Costa Cruises are blaming the captain. Gavin Jones is reporting for the Reuters News Service.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Anna Scott

    Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    Karen Radziner

    Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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    Gavin Jones

    Reuters

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