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At more than twice the size of the Titanic, the Costa Concordia was the largest passenger vessel ever to sink when it capsized off Italy's northwest coast on January 13. So far, Italian authorities say of the more than 4,200 passengers and crew on board, at least 18 are confirmed dead and 14 unaccounted for , and the insurance costs may reach $1 billion, according to Moody's Investors Service.

After spending over 200 days on a cruise ship, Sixthman founder Andy Levine offers his perspective on what happened on the Costa Concordia. I am probably one of the few 41 year olds who has been on over 50 cruises in my lifetime and was actually on a cruise last weekend when the news of the Costa Concordia incident broke

By Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri GIGLIO, Italy, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The vast wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia shifted on its undersea ledge on Friday, forcing a new suspension of rescue work and threatening plans to pump oil out to prevent environmental disaster. Firefighters' spokesman Luca Cari said rescue squads would be discussing the next step after the movement made conditions unsafe for divers already hampered by poor visibility, floating objects and underwater debris.

By Philip Pullella ROME, Jan 16 (Reuters) - As the Costa Concordia shifted dangerously on Monday, Italy's environment minister raised the prospect of an environmental disaster if the 2,300 tonnes of fuel on the half-submerged cruise ship leaks. The ship's fuel tanks were full, having just left the port of Civitavecchia, north of Rome, for a week-long Mediterranean cruise, when it ran aground on Friday