Night of chaos, fear after cruise ship ran aground (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 01/14/2012 - 6:48pm

The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia lays on its side after running aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012.<br /><br />A luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, sending water pouring in through a 160-foot (50-meter) gash in the hull and forcing the evacuation of some 4,200 people from the listing vessel early Saturday, the Italian coast guard said.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - The first course had just been served in the Costa Concordia's dining room when the wine glasses, forks and plates of cuttlefish and mushrooms smashed to the ground.

At the magic show in the theater, the trash cans tipped over and the theater curtains turned on their side.

Then the hallways turned upside down, and passengers crawled on bruised knees through the dark. Others jumped alone into the cold Mediterranean Sea.



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