Photos: Costa Concordia Sinking, More Bodies Found (Striking Photos)

By Ankita Mehta | Jan 18, 2012 12:11 AM EDT

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:

Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster

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.

Source: Reuters
A 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

A 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.

Source: Reuters
Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster

Passengers 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.

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Rescue workers with divers check on the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island

Rescue 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, 2012

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Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster

A 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.

Source: Reuters
Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster

The 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.

Source: Reuters
Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster

Rescue 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.

Source: Reuters
Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster

A breach is seen underwater on the side of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that 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.

Source: Reuters
Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster

An Italian Coast guard diver inspects the Costa Concordia cruise ship that 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.

Source: Reuters
Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster

The Costa Concordia cruise ship is seen 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.

Source: Reuters
Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster

The Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island is seen, 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.

Source: Reuters
Costa Concordia

The capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship is seen from a rescue vessel near Giglio, Italy, January 13, 2012 in this still image taken from an amateur video shot by a German passenger and obtained January 14, 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.

Source: Reuters
Costa Concordia

A side of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is seen underwater after it ran aground off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island in this photo released on January 16, 2012. Rescue squads used controlled explosions on Tuesday to enter a sticken Italian crusie liner in the increasingly despairing hunt for survivors as authorities almost doubled their estimate of the number missing to 29 people.

Source: Reuters
Costa Concordia

A side of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is seen underwater after it ran aground off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island in this photo released on January 16, 2012. Rescue squads used controlled explosions on Tuesday to enter a sticken Italian crusie liner in the increasingly despairing hunt for survivors as authorities almost doubled their estimate of the number missing to 29 people.

Source: Reuters
The Costa Concordia cruise ship is seen after it ran aground off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island

The Costa Concordia cruise ship is seen after it ran aground off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island (Reuters)

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Costa Concordia

A breach is seen underwater on the side of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island in this photo released on January 16, 2012. Rescue squads used controlled explosions on Tuesday to enter a sticken Italian crusie liner in the increasingly despairing hunt for survivors as authorities almost doubled their estimate of the number missing to 29 people.

Source: Reuters
Costa Concordia

A side of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is seen underwater after it ran aground off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island, in this photo released on January 16, 2012. Rescue squads used controlled explosions on Tuesday to enter a sticken Italian crusie liner in the increasingly despairing hunt for survivors, as authorities almost doubled their estimate of the number missing to 29 people.

Source: Reuters
Costa Concordia

Rescue workers inspect the side of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that 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.

Source: Reuters
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