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About as Scary as when you fighting over in Africa during the boer war!

What was it like when you hit that iceberg when you were going to America?

I am about to go on my 3rd cruise and before you even get your luggage you are put through your paces incase of a emergency, the key issue is to do as you are told stay where you are told there is reason to panic, as obviously have done so.

Infact last year there was a fire on board, did I panic no as I slept throught it as did the rest of the passagers, the only time we knew of it was the following morning when one of the dinning rooms was closed. :-D

Think passengers had to be airlifted off which is why it is taking a while. Captain tried to get the ship into shallow waters but couldn't because of the ship listing so life boats could not be launched. I hope the death toll doesn't rise.

That is about 70 unaccounted for, confirmed death toll is 3.

Latest heard on the radio was at least 70 .

I heard on news that because of the list - the lifeboats could not be launched. Have always argued these huge floating cities are top heavy and bear no resemblence to a ship. Saddened that there is loss of life - so far according to witness reports could be caused by panic.

Let us hope the death toll does not rise any higher.

I thought the name sounded familiar, it's a cruise liner that sometimes ran out of Malta, Valletta harbour, and I have a mini video I took of it leaving there when I was on holiday in Malta in 2007. It carries 3000 to 4000 passengers and crew.

Six people have died and four more are missing after a luxury cruise ship carrying thousands of passengers, including British holidaymakers, ran aground off the coast of Italy.
A major rescue operation was launched last night after the Costa Concordia began sinking near the island of Giglio, off the Tuscan coast.

A harbour master said the ship looked like it had ''ran aground'', although Costa Cruises, which owns the ship, said it was ''too early to say what caused the incident".


It was just like something out of the Titanic. You could tell straight away that the ship had hit something and no way was it an electrical fault.

Coastguard official Cmdr Francesco Paolillo said at least three bodies had been retrieved from the sea.

He said there were "probably" at least three more victims, although he had not received confirmation of those further deaths.

As the ship began to list heavily to one side, coastguards were immediately dispatched to the scene while terrified passengers were ordered to put on life vests and man lifeboats.

There were reports of people having jumped into the water.

A helicopter and five other ships that were in the area were also used in the rescue mission.



24 British holidaymakers are believed to have been onboard the ship

Passenger Luciano Castro told Italian media: ''We were having dinner when all of a sudden the lights went out. It seemed as if the ship struck something and then we heard a load bang and everything fell to the floor.





What a tragedy, people going off to enjoy a holiday and this happens.....

May those who have died rest in peace, I hope there won't be too many more deaths.

Lizx