Friends and relatives of missing
passengers aboard the cruise ship visit the island as the rescue operation
continues
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The Costa Concordia cruise ship at night |
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A general view shows the stricken cruise liner off the Tuscan island |
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Relatives of the missing passengers arrive on Giglio |
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A member of the search and rescue team is lowered from a helicopter towards the ship |
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Friends and relatives of passengers aboard the cruise ship gather in Giglio |
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Navy rescuers sit in a dinghy next to the stricken cruise liner |
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Roberto Galli, chief of civic police, comforts Vincenzo Roselli, husband of Maria D'Introno, one of the missing passengers |
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The grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia is seen through houses on the island of Giglio |
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A statue of the Virgin Mary recovered from the ship |
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Members of the Italian navy leave the ship |
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Ferry passengers take pictures of the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia |