The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Last corpse removed from Italy's migrant disaster boat Italy has finished the gruesome task of recovering migrant bodies from a fishing boat that sank with hundreds of people aboard more than a year ago, the navy said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160714/italy-finishes-removing-corpses-from-raised-migrant-wreck Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:38:07 +0200 italy-finishes-removing-corpses-from-raised-migrant-wreck '20 to 30' people dead in new migrant shipwreck Up to 30 people are feared dead after a shipwreck off Libya, while some 50 migrants have been rescued from the waves, the EU's naval force said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160526/up-to-30-people-dead-in-new-migrant-boat-disaster-reports Thu, 26 May 2016 15:42:47 +0200 up-to-30-people-dead-in-new-migrant-boat-disaster-reports Two bodies found on migrant wreck, but 600 still on board The Italian navy announced on Wednesday it had found two more bodies as it started towing a sunken migrant vessel towards the surface of the Mediterranean. https://www.thelocal.it/20160512/two-more-bodies-found-as-italy-begins-raising-migrant-wreck Thu, 12 May 2016 13:36:17 +0200 two-more-bodies-found-as-italy-begins-raising-migrant-wreck Oil rig ship planned to remove Concordia Cruise company Costa Crociere said on Thursday it had signed a contract for a special ship used to lift oil platforms as a possible way of raising the wrecked Costa Concordia liner next year. https://www.thelocal.it/20131010/oil-rig-ship-planned-to-remove-concordia Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:42:00 +0200 oil-rig-ship-planned-to-remove-concordia Concordia captain says helmsman caused crash Francesco Schettino, captain of Italy's doomed Costa Concordia cruise ship, on Monday blamed the Indonesian helmsman for causing the accident that killed 32 people. https://www.thelocal.it/20130923/concordia-captain-says-helmsman-caused-crash Mon, 23 Sep 2013 16:22:00 +0200 concordia-captain-says-helmsman-caused-crash Costa Concordia to be raised on Monday Salvage workers will attempt to raise Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship on Monday, weather permitting, in an unprecedented operation costing more than €600 million, officials said. https://www.thelocal.it/20130912/costa-concordia-to-be-raised-on-monday Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:56:00 +0200 costa-concordia-to-be-raised-on-monday Costa Concordia wreck to be raised in September The wreck of the Costa Concordia, the cruise ship which crashed into the Tuscan island of Giglio in January 2012 killing 32, will finally be raised up next month, the salvage coordinator said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130816/costa-concordia-wreck-to-be-raised-in-september Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:33:50 +0200 costa-concordia-wreck-to-be-raised-in-september 'Italy's most hated man' on trial over ship wreck The trial of Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship captain Francesco Schettino is set to get under way on Wednesday, with survivors of the 2012 nighttime disaster and relatives of the 32 victims expected to attend. https://www.thelocal.it/20130717/italys-most-hated-man-on-trial-over-ship-wreck Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:31:00 +0200 italys-most-hated-man-on-trial-over-ship-wreck