Two more bodies found at Italy shipwreck
GIGLIO, Italy (AP) – Italian officials said two more bodies have been pulled from the wreckage of a cruise liner capsized off the Tuscan coast, bringing the number of confirmed dead to 15.
By Pier Paolo Cito, AP
Italian navy scuba divers return to the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Italian island of Giglio on Monday.
EnlargeCloseBy Pier Paolo Cito, AP
Italian navy scuba divers return to the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Italian island of Giglio on Monday.
display_afs_ads(afs_top_ads, "topsponsoredLinks");The national civil protection agency official in charge of the search said Monday that divers recovered the bodies of two women from the ship"s internet cafe.
The recovery of the two brings to 17 the number of known missing. However, officials over the weekend said it appeared unregistered guests were on board at the time of the accident, meaning the number of officially missing could increase.
PHOTOS: Cruise ship runs aground off ItalyMeanwhile, officials said experts can begin pumping fuel from the ship while divers continue the search for people still missing.
Admiral Ilarione dell"Anna said Monday that the fuel removal could begin as early as Tuesday.
The national civil protection agency official in charge of the search said that would continue "as long as it is possible to inspect whatever can be inspected."
The decision to carry out both operations in tandem was made after it was determined that the Costa Concordia did not risk falling to a lower seabed.