Rescuers Tuesday pulled five more bodies from the wreckage of the Costa Concordia, a cruise ship that ran aground near the west coast of Italy, while Francesco Schettino, captain of the ship, was placed under house arrest.
Bodies of four men and a woman (aged between 50 and 60) were recovered near the stern of the ship, a location where passengers were told to gather in case of any emergency.
News agencies quoted an official as saying that there was still a glimmer of hope about finding some more survivors in the almost submerged ship.
The Italian cruise ship, carrying more than 4,200 passengers, capsized near the Tuscan Cast when the captain of the ship changed the course in order to show ship to locals.
Check out some of the striking photographs of the sinking ship:
An oil removal ship is seen next to the Costa Concordia cruise ship as it ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island, January 16, 2012. Over-reliance on electronic navigation systems and a failure of judgement by the captain are seen as possible reasons for one of the worst cruise liner disasters of all time, maritime specialists say.ReutersPassengers arrive at Porto Santo Stefano after a cruise ship ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island January 14, 2012. At least three people were killed and rescuers were looking for other victims on Saturday after Costa Concordia, a large Italian cruise ship, carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground overnight, took on water and tipped over.ReutersA view shows the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island January 15, 2012. Rescuers were painstakingly checking thousands of cabins on the Italian liner for 15 people still unaccounted for after the huge vessel foundered and keeled over, killing at least five people and injuring 70.ReutersThe Costa Concordia cruise ship is seen after it ran aground off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island January 16, 2012. Rescue workers searching the half-submerged hulk of an Italian cruise ship for missing passengers and crew recovered a sixth body on Monday, more than 48 hours after the vessel capsized off Italy's west coast.ReutersRescue workers inspect the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island January 16, 2012. Rescue workers searching the half-submerged hulk of an Italian cruise ship for missing passengers and crew recovered a sixth body on Monday, more than 48 hours after the vessel capsized off Italy's west coast.ReutersA scuba diver inspects a side of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, seen underwater after it ran aground off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island in this photo released on January 16, 2012. ReutersRescue workers with divers check on a side of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island January 17, 2012Reuters
