From the BBC:
The search of the Costa Concordia cruise ship has been suspended after the capsized vessel slipped, the Italian coast guard says…
Meanwhile, satellite tracking information given to the BBC by the shipping journal, Lloyd’s List Intelligence, shows that the Costa Concordia sailed closer to Giglio island on a cruise last August than it did on its disastrous voyage on Friday.
The route deviation on that occasion had apparently been authorised by Costa Cruises – the company which owns the vessel. Lloyd’s List told the BBC that the vessel passed within 230m of the island on 14 August 2011 to mark La Notte di San Lorenzo – the night of the shooting stars festival on the island…
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