Exclusive Photos: Costa Concordia, cruise liner runs aground, capsizes, several dead and missing

[Jason]

Up to 70 cruise passengers missing and three dead as captain of capsized cruise liner is arrested and survivors tell of 'chaotic evacuation'

• Passengers tell of 'chaos' as crew members said 'go back to your cabins'
• Survivors leapt for their lives into the icy sea as the liner rolled onto its side
• Captain of the ship in custody with another crew member
• Boat was 'four miles off course' when it hit rocks
• Bodies of two French passengers and a Peruvian crewman recovered
• One victim, 65, died from heart attack following shock of cold water
• Liner had listed so badly 'lifeboats had difficulty being launched'

[KeithnRita]

What a tragedy. Prayers go out for all the victims and their families. The Carnival Splendor and Costa Concordia are sister ships from the same ship builder.

Isn't this the 100 year anniversary of the Titantic? We wonder how it will be spun on the news?

[AndiD]

It is just horrific to see that beautiful ship oon its side and the terror that those passengers must have felt! I cannot imagine.......

[rogue]

It really is terrible to see a cruise ship like this. It is a real tragedy for all of those people. Our prayers go out to them.

[zebra]

Wow Jason these are fantastic pictures!! Glad to hear this morning about the Korean honeymoon couple who have just be rescued out of their cabin. They had been yelling for help, but noone heard them earlier.

[ChrisMorgan]

very sad indeed I hope thet continue to find additional survivors, it seems like they were very close to shore.

[sailingrose]

What an awful tragedy. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families.

[YulzBorgia]

40 known to still be missing

and between 5-8 are dead

This article has Many, if not the most photos and information

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2086831/Costa-Concordia-cruise-ship-pictures-Trapped-survivor-Manrico-Giampedroni-airlifted-safety.html

[Shari2]

This is so tragic! I would have been so terrified. I heard somewhere that the captain went in farther to shore to get people off the ship better, but by then the ship was listing so bad that you couldn't use the lifeboats...Marc has always told me that in an emergency at sea like this that you may not be able to use one whole side of the ships lifeboats...So terrible that they were told to stay in their room, and no one was leading them on what to do.

[GottaCruz]

These photos are unbelievable. Such a tragedy . So Hard to believe that this happened.