‘I remember the screams’: 10 years on, the Costa Concordia wreck still haunts

Survivors, rescuers gather to mark the day when 32 died as the cruise ship, abandoned by its captain, sank off Italy

13 January 2022 - 20:17 By Gabriele Pileri and Philip Pullella

Ester Percossi can still hear the screams, feel the cold and see the terror in people’s eyes...

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