Published on Jan 18, 2012 by Euronews
http://www.euronews.net/ Italian divers on Wednesday suspended their search for missing people from a stranded cruiser ship to allow its fuel tanks to be emptied.
The Costa Concordia is carrying 2,300 tonnes of fuel on board.
A spillage could wreak havoc along Tuscany's dramatic coastline, one of Italy's most renowned maritime beauty spots.
The Concordia has been stranded near Giglio Island since Friday.
Italian coastguards say the ship is slipping and warn it could fall into deeper waters.
Eleven people are known to have died.
The Costa Concordia is carrying 2,300 tonnes of fuel on board.
A spillage could wreak havoc along Tuscany's dramatic coastline, one of Italy's most renowned maritime beauty spots.
The Concordia has been stranded near Giglio Island since Friday.
Italian coastguards say the ship is slipping and warn it could fall into deeper waters.
Eleven people are known to have died.
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