Three rescued as death toll in Italy cruise disaster hits 5

Three rescued as death toll in Italy cruise disaster hits 5
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Summary Two South Korean honeymooners and an Italian crewman were rescued from cruise ship wreck in Italy.

Two South Korean honeymooners and an Italian crewman were rescued Sunday from a cruise ship wreck in Italy but emergency workers found two more bodies as the captain came under damning criticism.Divers found two elderly men wearing lifejackets in a cabin in the rear of the submerged part of the 17-deck Costa Concordia, said the coastguard, bringing the death toll to five.Im afraid that we could find others, Angelo Scarpa, one of the divers who recovered the bodies said.Rescuers had to break the glass roof over one of the ships dining rooms to get to them, said Scarpa.One victim was identified as Spanish and another was Italian, said news agency ANSA.The divers would now focus on the dining areas in the search for more bodies, added Scarpa, as many passengers were eating when the boat carrying more than 4,200 people hit rocks just off the Tuscan island of Giglio on the evening of Friday the 13th.Rescuers said the search in the half-submerged ship was highly dangerous because the decks were at almost a 90-degree angle and there was a risk the ship could slip off the rocks it had struck and sink altogether.But fire crew chief Cosimo Pulito said they would keep searching until the whole ship had been covered.Two French passengers and one Peruvian crew member were confirmed as dead Saturday, apparently after jumping into the chilly Mediterranean waters with dozens of others in a chaotic evacuation.But fire brigade spokesman Luca Cari said the rescued South Korean honeymooners had been evacuated by helicopter and were in perfect condition.They were in their cabin, we still dont understand why, he added.The rescued Italian, an officer responsible for passenger security on the vessel, was found after emergency crews spent hours trying to reach him after hearing his voice echoing in the massive ship.Enrico Rossi, governor of the Tuscany region, earlier said that there were still six crew members and 11 passengers missing.

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