By Phuketwan Reporters afp Eight people are dead after cruise ship Costa Concordia hits a reef off the Italian coast, forcing the Italian coast guard to evacuate over 4000 people, according to Italian media reports. telegraph.co.uk Some leapt overboard

PORTO SANTO STEFANO, Italy — Divers searched the submerged part of a luxury cruise liner that went aground off Italy's coast in case any of 70 people unaccounted for might be trapped inside, a coast guard official said

A luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, sending water pouring in through a 160-foot gash in the hull and forcing the evacuation of some 4200 people from the listing vessel early Saturday.

The 984-foot-long cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground on the island of Giglio, Italy, killing at least three people. More than 4000 people have been evacuated, but 50 are still missing. The night photos remind me of the

A luxury cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Tuscany is lying virtually flat with its right side submerged and officials say three bodies have been recovered.