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3 More Bodies Found on Cruise Ship

28 bodies have now been found aboard Costa Concordia

By the Associated Press

Posted Mar 22, 2012 11:50 AM CDT

(AP) – An Italian official says searchers have found three bodies in the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which struck a reef off an Italian island in January. Today's development raises to 28 the number of bodies found. Four people remain missing and are presumed dead. Franco Gabrielli, the Civil Protection agency head who is in charge of search and salvage operations, told reporters about the latest bodies during a visit to the Tuscan island of Giglio. Since the accident, the Concordia has been lying on its side, half submerged in the water near Giglio's port.

In this undated underwater photo released by Carabinieri (Italian paramilitary police) Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 a Carabinieri scuba diver swims next to the Costa Concordia cruise ship's bell.
In this undated underwater photo released by Carabinieri (Italian paramilitary police) Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 a Carabinieri scuba diver swims next to the Costa Concordia cruise ship's bell.   (Anonymous)
Two Carabinieri scuba divers swim next to the Costa Concordia cruise ship's bell, off the tiny Giglio island, Italy.
Two Carabinieri scuba divers swim next to the Costa Concordia cruise ship's bell, off the tiny Giglio island, Italy.   (Anonymous)
In this photo released by the Corriere Fiorentino newspaper Friday, March 2, 2012, and taken on Jan. 13, 2012, unidentified people abandon the Costa Concordia.
In this photo released by the Corriere Fiorentino newspaper Friday, March 2, 2012, and taken on Jan. 13, 2012, unidentified people abandon the Costa Concordia.   (AP Photo/Corriere Fiorentino)
Italian firefighters work on the hull of the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.
Italian firefighters work on the hull of the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.   (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
The grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia lies on its side, off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.
The grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia lies on its side, off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.   (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
An anti-oil spilling barrier floats around the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.
An anti-oil spilling barrier floats around the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.   (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
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