(January 14th, 2012) No commentary, no news, just RAW footage and the sounds of the heli. View of capsized cruise ship Coasta Concordia from chopper circling the skies above the wreckage.

Scenes include the Aerial view of wreckage (with close-ups) as well as rescue vessels surrounding the capsized ship searching for more survivors. The death toll is likely to rise considering people are still trapped within' the hull. News information, including photos below. Notice the 1st photo of the damage to the ship, resulting in it's capsizing after it ran aground, completely mangling the hull, also seen from the aerial view.

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(BBC)Three people are confirmed dead after a cruise ship carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground off Italy. The Costa Concordia hit a sandbar on Friday evening near the island of Giglio.

Passengers were eating dinner on board when they heard a loud bang. Elizabeth Nanni of Isola del Giglio Tourist Information described ''desperate people looking for each other,'' and people suffering from hypothermia after jumping in the sea.

Emergency teams in Italy are racing to rescue up to 70 people thought to be still missing after a cruise ship ran aground off the country's west coast.

Divers are searching rooms in the Costa Concordia, which is lying on its side 200m (650ft) off Giglio island. It sank on the first night of a Mediterranean cruise on Friday. Most of its 4,000 passengers and crew reached land by lifeboats but some swam ashore. Two French passengers and a Peruvian crewman are known to have died.

Local official Giuseppe Linardi on Saturday said about 70 people were unaccounted for, but some may still be housed in private homes on Giglio - where the survivors reached land. A large gash can be seen in the hull of the Costa Concordia as it lies on its side. Italian, German, French and British nationals were among the 3,200 passengers on board. There were also 1,000 crew.

Some passengers were rescued by lifeboat, helicopters plucked to safety some who were trapped on the ship, and others jumped from the ship into the cold sea. Some of the survivors are suffering from shock. About 40 people are being treated in hospital. Coast guard captain Cosimo Nicastro told Italian TV that divers had carried out an extensive search of the waters near the vessel and found no bodies. But he added that there still might be some "in the belly of the ship".

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16561904

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