Italian shipwreck: those missing presumed dead

Italian shipwreck: those missing presumed dead Rome: Divers in Italy have abandoned the search for survivors of the Costa Concordia. The 16 missing people including Indian crew member Russell Rebello are now being presumed dead. The civil protection authority said conditions on the wreck had made it impossible for divers to continue working safely in the underwater sections of the 290-metre long vessel. Seventeen others died when the Italian luxury cruiseliner capsized near Giglio island in...
09:04 AM, Feb 01, 2012

Italian shipwreck: No news of missing Indian yet

Italian shipwreck: No news of missing Indian yet Mumbai: It has been six days to the ship mishap in Italy and there is still no news of Russell Rebello, the Indian crew member aboard the Costa Concordia. The ship ran aground last week. Italy has declared a formal emergency for the island where the incident occurred. This is aimed at helping operations in the area. In Mumbai, the family of Terence Rebello has been going through agony, waiting...
08:57 AM, Jan 21, 2012
Italy ship disaster: Rescued Indians return home

Italy ship disaster: Rescued Indians return home

The first batch of Indians rescued from the Italian cruise liner returned to Delhi on Thursday. ...
02:27 PM, Jan 19, 2012

Italian shipwreck: Search on for missing Indian

Italian shipwreck: Search on for missing Indian Mumbai: Twenty-nine people, including India's Russel Terrence Rebello are still missing from the partially sunken cruise ship Costa Concordia off Italy's coast. In Mumbai, the family of Terence Rebello has been going through agony, waiting for a word on his whereabouts. 32-year-old Rebello was a waiter aboard the luxury cruiser that ran aground off the Tuscan coast in Italy on Sunday. Indian officials say that so far 201 crew members...
11:34 AM, Jan 17, 2012

Italian shipwreck: Captain says he's not at fault

Italian shipwreck: Captain says he's not at fault Giglio: More than 48 hours after the hull of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia was torn apart by rocks off the Tuscan coast, its captain, Francesco Schettino says he's not at fault. "I don't know if it was detected or not but on the nautical chart it was marked just as water at some 100-150 meters from the rocks and we were about 300 meters from the shore, more...
09:48 PM, Jan 16, 2012

Italian shipwreck: 201 Indians rescued, 1 missing

Italian shipwreck: 201 Indians rescued, 1 missing Giglio: Two hundred and one Indians have been rescued from aboard the sinking ship Costa Concordia, that hit rocks off the coast of Italy on Friday night, said Sunil Aggarwal, First secretary, Indian Embassy, Rome. He added that one Indian was still missing. "People saw him (the missing Indian) rescuing the passengers. There are no eye witnesses to tell us where he is," he said. He said that there would...
08:02 AM, Jan 16, 2012

Wreck in Dublin possibly of the Spanish Armada

Wreck in Dublin possibly of the Spanish Armada Dublin: Underwater archaeologists in Ireland believe they may have discovered a sunken 16th century Spanish Armada vessel off the north coast. In the course of a dive survey conducted last year, evidence was found that indicated the wreck was possibly part of the 1588 Spanish Armada, Xinhua reported. Between 17 to 24 ships of the Grand Armada were lost near the Irish coast, accounting for about one-third of the fleet's...
12:42 PM, Aug 07, 2011

Ancient shipwreck reveals medical secrets

Ancient shipwreck reveals medical secrets London: A first-aid kit found on a 2,000-year-old shipwreck has revealed how ancient physicians concocted medicines to treat sailors for dysentery and other ailments, a media report said Sunday. The kit contains pills made of ground-up vegetables, herbs and plants such as celery, carrots, and chestnuts and was so well sealed that they miraculously survived being under water for over two millennia, The Sunday Telegraph reported. All ingredients were referred...
11:26 AM, Jul 11, 2011

World wipes: News on Monday

World wipes: News on Monday Fatah-Hamas clashes continue; EU and Russia exchange criticism and explorers found richest shipwreck treasure. ...
11:11 PM, May 21, 2007

World wipes: News on Saturday

World wipes: News on Saturday Fatah-Hamas clashes continue; EU and Russia exchange criticism and explorers found richest shipwreck treasure. ...
11:06 AM, May 19, 2007

Another UK show sparks racism row

Another UK show sparks racism row Just as the row over racist remarks on Big Brother seemed to be fading, another show has come under the scanner. ...
12:42 PM, Jan 24, 2007
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