Costa ships were blown up To Find Passenger

Costa ships were blown up To Find Passenger

Rescuers decided to use explosives to break into the cruise ship Costa Concordia body. This is done to look for passenger ships that are still missing. 

On Tuesday morning local time, officers blew up a few parts to make a hole. Later, the hole will be the entrance for divers to explore the ship they had managed to touch. 

"We will have better access inside the vessel. In this way, the opportunity to find a passenger in a state of living or lifeless," said a spokesman for the firefighters Italian Luca Find told Reuters on Tuesday (17/01/2012).




"Micro cameras will also be used and must be able to determine which areas are still dry and which are covered by water," he continued. 
Find added, the vessel currently continues to experience a small movement but it is considered less dangerous. But the rescuers are still wary of the ship, because it could lead to disaster for a team of divers. 

With the use of explosives, of course, the more losses the company enlarge the ship owner. Until now, the harm done by sinking the ship Costa Concordia reached USD95 million, or approximately Rp873, 8 billion (Rp9.198 per USD). 
Apart from material losses, this tragedy also threat to lingkuan around. Approximately 2300 tons of fuel from Costa could have been spilled into the sea when the evacuation of the vessel weighing 114.500 tons of it are not taken immediately. 

Until now, seven people were reportedly killed in an accident, while 29 others are still expressed. Party as operator Costa Crociere Costa Concordia blamed Captain Francesco Schettino, has made a huge mistake by bringing the ship sailing in shallow seas. 

Schettino is currently in police custody and charged with murder. In addition, he is also accused of leaving the ship in 4234 when the soul of passengers trying to escape when the ship sank.Among the thousands of passengers, 170 of which are the crew who is also Indonesian Citizen (WNI). Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa ensure citizens residing in Costa Concordia are all in safe condition. 

Parties Foreign Ministry stated on the crew who survived, two of which still require treatment. Two Indonesians were still undergoing treatment Kadek Agus Wijaya, who suffered a shoulder injury and I Nyoman Juniarta suffered a broken spine and legs.


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