ROME (AP) — The jailed captain of the cruise ship that capsized off Tuscany made an unauthorized deviation from the programmed course, a blunder that led to its deadly crash against a reef, the ship’s Italian owner said Monday.
Rescue operations were suspended for several hours Monday after the Costa Concordia shifted in rough seas and fears mounted that any further movement could cause some of the 500,000 gallons of fuel on board to leak into the pristine waters off the island of Giglio that are a protected dolphin sanctuary.
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