They insisted on telling a reporter what they saw, so incensed that В— according to them В— the captain had abandoned the ship before everyone had been evacuated. Prosecutor Francesco Verusio has confirmed reports that prosecutors are investigating allegations that liner's captain, Francesco Schettino, abandoned the stricken liner before all the passengers had escaped.ДЄsked Sunday by Sky TG24 about the accusations, Grosseto prosecutor Francesco Verusio replied, 'unfortunately, I must confirm that circumstance.'ДЄ French couple who boarded the Concordia in Marseille, Ophelie Gondelle and David Du Pays of Marseille, told The Associated Press they saw the captain in a lifeboat, covered by a blanket, well before all the passengers were off the ship. Officials were going to huddle soon to see how long the underwater search could safely continue, he said.Дivers say they are using a kind of long cord they hook near the point of entrance and unroll as they work, so they can find their way out when finished. 'There are tents, mattresses, other objects moving which can get tangled in the divers' equipment,' Nicastro said. Night of chaos after cruise ship ran agroundД«ut, the divers' safety was increasingly threatened by floating objects in the belly of the nearly 1,000-foot-long liner, as well as muck drastically reducing visibility, Nicastro said. Wrecked liner's captain detained by policeД¬apsized ship survivors tell harrowing stories

The divers' search through the ship, which is lying on its side with a huge gash in one side, was already dangerous because of the risk the vessel could suddenly move and sink into waters over a nearby lower sea bed. Their nationalities were not immediately released. 'The divers had to remove the life vests to get the bodies out,' he said, because they could have floated away. The victims discovered Sunday were two elderly men who were wearing life vests, said Coast Guard Cmdr. In the first hours after the accident late Friday night, three bodies were found in the waters near the ship. Jesus!вЂќ, says the audibly increasingly exasperated harbourmaster.3rd survivor freed from wrecked cruise ship Luxury cruise ship runs aground 82 photos I heard talk of one dead but thatвЂ™s for you to tell me. There are already bodies.вЂќ вЂњHow many bodies are there?вЂќ вЂњI donвЂ™t know.

There is nothing else for you to consider. вЂњAre you telling me that you are refusing to re-board Captain? Tell me why you cannot go back.вЂќ вЂњIвЂ™m going but thereвЂ™s another lifeboat blocking our way.вЂќ The harbour master screams: вЂњYou go back on board. Are you refusing?вЂќ the harbour master asks. The harbour master asks, вЂњWhat are you doing there?вЂќ The captain says, вЂњIвЂ™m here to coordinate the rescue.вЂќ вЂњWhat are you coordinating from there? Get on board. The exchange between the two men is now one of the most seen and heard subjects on the internet and in news broadcasts worldwide. вЂњEven our boys went there to help as the disaster happened, how could he leave the ship? Leaving the ship, thatвЂ™s the worst single thing heвЂ™s done,вЂќ said another. and that phone callвЂ¦ were unbelievable and shocking,вЂќ said one woman. The leaked recording of the harbourmasterвЂ™s office pleading with the captain to return to his ship has created a lot of comment among Guilio locals. ItalyвЂ™s press has been scathing вЂњCaptain CowardвЂќ was one headline among many seemingly convinced of where the blame lies. Italy is transfixed by the Costa Concordia tragedy, and in the eye of the media storm are Captain Francesco Schettino, being painted by everyone as the villain, and Gregorio de Falco of LivornoвЂ™s harbourmasterвЂ™s office, the hero of the hour.

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