Costa Concordia Cruise Crash Titanic Accident Survivors Describe Scene Like 'Titanic Survivors who escaped a luxury cruise ship that ran aground and tipped over recounted a scene reminiscent of "Titanic" on Saturday, describing a delayed then terrifying evacuation, as plates and glasses crashed around them and they crawled along upended hallways trying to reach safety.
Three people were reported dead, 30 injured and 70 remain unaccounted for; authorities say there were 4,234 people on board. the Concordia's captain had the liner on its regular, weekly route when it struck a reef. The passengers said the crew failed to give instructions on how to evacuate and once the emergency became clear, delayed lowering the lifeboats until the ship was listing too heavily for many of them to be released.
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