Hungarian man listed among Costa Concordia's dead

NEW: Hungarian among the dead, officials say Lloyd's List editor discusses August incident A prosecutor says he may appeal the captain's release to house arrest The Costa Concordia's sister ship sails by the wreckage Giglio, Italy (CNN) -- A Hungarian was among at least 11 people who died after the cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground and rolled on its side last week off a Tuscan island, officials said Wednesday. The mayor's office in Grosseto, the provincial capital, identified the victim as Sandor Feher, a member of the crew. His body was one of five recovered Tuesday. The office said 26 people remained missing. But the list may include some of the five victims. Rescue crews suspended operations Wednesday as the ship began to move, the Italian coast guard said. The search for survivors has been halted and restarted several times. The family of two missing Americans, Gerald and Barbara Heil of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, said it was thankful for perilous attempts to find those still unaccounted for. "While it is certainly hard for us to see the recovery efforts stall due to the unstable conditions ... we are also very concerned for the safety of the Italian coast guard as they continue to put forth a heroic effort in trying to find those who remain missing," relatives wrote. Experts say chances of finding survivors are slim. var currExpandable="expand18"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='world/2012/01/18/rivers-cruise-ship-salvage-rescue.cnn'; mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120118112419-rivers-cruise-ship-salvage-rescue-00004102-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand18Store=mObj; Rescue effort suspended as liner shifts "I think you have to look at several issues. One is just the hypothermia. If a compartment is flooded, even if there was air, at this point, most of them would have succumbed to the hypothermic problem of the water temperature," said Butch Hendrick, president of the diving safety company Lifeguard Systems. var currExpandable="expand19"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='world/2012/01/17/ac-kth-captain-abandons-ship.cnn'; mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120118035401-ac-kth-captain-abandons-ship-00032805-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand19Store=mObj; Tapes contradict cruise ship captain Costa Serena, sister ship of the Concordia, sailed by the wreckage Wednesday night, safely navigating the waters around the island of Giglio. var currExpandable="expand110"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='world/2012/01/18/early-romans-save-ship.cnn'; mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.tu
rner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120118110820-early-romans-save-ship-00011829-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand110Store=mObj; Save or scrap the Costa Concordia? Read more about the island that bears witness to tragedy var currExpandable="expand111"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='international/2012/01/17/sot-cruise-audio-translated.getty-images-vigilfuoco-tv'; mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120117031013-sot-cruise-audio-translated-00000000-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand111Store=mObj; Port authority yells at cruise captain The investigation is focusing on actions by Concordia Capt. Francesco Schettino. Prosecutor Francesco Verusio has accused the captain of piloting the ship too fast to allow him to react to dangers, causing the shipwreck, according to legal papers. Judge Valeria Montesarchio's initial ruling found Schettino changed the ship's course, steering too close to shore and causing the ship to hit a rock. var currExpandable="expand114"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='world/2012/01/16/pkg-rivers-italy-ship-in-peril.cnn'; mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120116090943-pkg-rivers-italy-ship-in-peril-00001212-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand114Store=mObj; Fears of oil spill near cruise ship The judge said the captain admitted to making a mistake and that, at the time of the collision, he was navigating by sight. var currExpandable="expand115"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='world/2012/01/17/dnt-rivers-italy-cruise-disaster.cnn'; mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120117012443-dnt-rivers-italy-cruise-disaster-00033926-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand115Store=mObj; Concern grows for shipwreck's missing Schettino may face charges including manslaughter, shipwreck and abandoning a ship when passengers were still on board, prosecutors said. var currExpandable="expand116"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='bestoftv/2012/01/17/exp-erin-cruise-ships-survivors.cnn'; mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120118010028-exp-erin-cruise-ships-survivors-00002001-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand116Store=mObj; Cruise ship survivors react to captain In her preliminary investigation, Montesarchio said there appears to be considerable evidence against the captain, whom she said showed "imprudence and inexperience." var currExpandable="expand117"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='international/2012/01/17/ac-butch-hendrick-rescue-diver.cnn'; mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120118025610-ac-butch-hendrick-rescue-diver-00003029-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand117Store=mObj; Dangerous waters for rescue divers The judge's findings included: Schettino made no serious attempt to return to the ship, he underestimated the damage to the Concordia and he failed to alert authorities in a timely manner. "The captain could not but realize right away the gravity of the situation both because of the tilt and because he was alerted by the crew of the water influx," Montesarchio said. The captain abandoned ship while at least 100 people were still on board, the judge said. Costa Concordia Christened: 2006 Concordia: Italian for "concord" or "harmony." Weight: 114,000 gross tonnage Length: 951 feet (290m) Max speed: 23 knots Accommodation: 1,500 cabins Facilities: Wellness center, five restaurants, 13 bars, four pools, giant movie screen. Montesarchio described the shipwreck as "a disaster of global proportion." if (typeof cnnArticleGallery == "undefined") { var cnnArticleGallery = {}; } var expGallery21110=new ArticleExpandableGallery();  Map shows location of disaster Map shows location of disaster Royal Caribbean International Capt. 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The captain may have made "significant" errors that led to wreck, the cruise line said late Sunday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":22,"y":1,"pos":3,"title":"Cruise ship runs aground off Italy"} Military rescuers patrol next to the listing Costa Concordia on Sunday January 15. A spiraling water slide can be seen on the deck. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":22,"y":1,"pos":4,"title":"Cruise ship runs aground off Italy"} Boats patrol near the Costa Concordia on Sunday. Divers searched for people who were still missing after Friday's accident. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":22,"y":1,"pos":5,"title":"Cruise ship runs aground off Italy"} Rescuers search the Costa Concordia on Sunday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":22,"y":1,"pos":6,"title":"ship rescue"} Emergency services work from the island of Giglio on Sunday, near where the cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":22,"y":1,"pos":7,"title":"Cruise ship runs aground off Italy"} The ship has a breach on the hull about 90 meters (300 feet) long, according to Officer Emilio Del Santo of the Coastal Authorities of Livorno. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":22,"y":1,"pos":8,"title":"Cruise ship runs aground off Italy"} On Saturday, January 14, crowds prepare to leave the island of Giglio, where passengers were staying after the ship ran aground. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":22,"y":1,"pos":9,"title":"Cruise ship runs aground off Italy"} The Concordia, built in 2006, was on a Mediterranean cruise from Rome with stops in Savona, Cagliari and Palermo, Italy; Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, Spain; and Marseille, France. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":22,"y":1,"pos":10,"title":"Cruise ship runs aground off Italy"} Passengers arrive at Porto Santo Stefano, Italy, on Saturday after being evacuated from the ship. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":22,"y":1,"pos":11,"title":"Cruise ship runs aground off Italy"} Costa says the emergency operation continues and that it is helping passengers and crew return home. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":22,"y":1,"pos":12,"title":"Cruise ship runs aground off Italy"} Italian police assist in the rescue after the cruise ship ran aground near the Italian island of Giglio. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":22,"y":1,"pos":13,"title":"Cruise ship runs aground off Italy"} The huge ship, which which is now lying on its side in shallow water, was carrying about 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew members when it ran aground at about dinner time. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":22,"y":1,"pos":14,"title":"Cruise ship runs aground off Italy"} Passengers arrive on land after they were rescued. There was chaos as passengers scrambled to get off the ship. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":22,"y":1,"pos":15,"title":"Cruise ship runs aground off Italy"} Evacuation efforts started promptly but were made "extremely difficult" by the position of the listing ship. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":22,"y":1,"pos":16,"title":"Cruise ship runs aground off Italy"} The Costa Concordia cruise ship is pictured in March 2009 in Civitavecchia, Rome's tourist port. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":22,"y":1,"pos":17,"title":"Cruise ship runs aground off Italy"} Cruise ship runs aground off Italy Cruise ship runs aground off Italy Cruise ship runs aground off Italy Cruise ship runs aground off Italy Cruise ship runs aground off Italy ship rescue Cruise ship runs aground off Italy Cruise ship runs aground off Italy Cruise ship runs aground off Italy Cruise ship runs aground off Italy Cruise ship runs aground off Italy Cruise ship runs aground off Italy Cruise ship runs aground off Italy Cruise ship runs aground off Italy Cruise ship runs aground off Italy Cruise ship runs aground off Italy Cruise ship runs aground off Italy HIDE CAPTION << < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 > >> Photos: Cruise ship runs aground off Italy Event.observe(window, 'load', function() { //report the first gallery image to ADBP if(typeof(cnn_adbptrackpgalimg) == 'function' && typeof(cnnArticleGallery) != 'undefined') { cnn_adbptrackpgalimg(cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[0].image, ""); } }); Looking out the bridge window is an aid to navigation, Wright said, but "that should absolutely by no means be your primary sense of position referencing." The shipping industry newspaper Lloyd's List reported that Friday was not the first time the Costa Concordia steamed extremely close to shore near Giglio. Satellite tracking data obtained by the paper show that the ship passed within 230 meters (755 feet) of the coast of the island at least once before, even closer than the location where the Costa Concordia hit the rocks lasted weekend. The pass happened on August 14, 2011, Lloyd's List reported. "It must have come within sniffing distance of the underwater rock that it hit on this voyage," editor-in-chief Adam Smallman of Lloyd's List told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Wednesday night. Costa Cruises chairman Pier Luigi Foschi earlier this week said a pass near the island last summer occurred only once, on August 9-10, 2011. The discrepancy in the dates could not be reconciled late Wednesday. The pass occurred "under the authorization of the maritime authority, local maritime authority with the authority of the island aware, and with the permission of Costa, after having reviewed the route that the captain intended to take nearby the island," Foschi said, adding the vessel was observing San Lorenzo, known as night of the shooting stars. The executive said the pass was not to be within 500 meters of the island. Foschi on Monday placed the blame for the wreck squarely on the captain, saying it was his choice to deviate from frequently traveled routes. "We believe it has been a human error here," Foschi said. "The captain did not follow the authorized route, which is used by Costa ships very frequently. There's probably more than 100 times in one year we have this route." Schettino was arrested after leaving the ship while dozens were still aboard, panicked and fighting for lifeboats. In transcripts of conversations between Schettino and the Italian coast guard, published by the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera, the captain gives conflicting accounts of what happened when the ship hit the rocks Friday night. At first, Schettino tells an official he had abandoned the vessel, according to the transcripts, which prosecutors say match those used in their investigation. But as the official questions his decision, Schettino appears to reverse himself and say he had not abandoned ship but was "catapulted into the water" after the ship ran into a rock, began taking on water and started listing. In a later conversation, an Italian coast guard official demands Schettino return to his ship, the transcripts show. "You get on board! This is an order!" Capt. Gregorio De Falco instructed Schettino. "You have declared 'Abandon ship.' Now I'm in charge. You get on board -- is that clear?" the port official said. De Falco's tough tone has been celebrated across Italy, with even a T-shirt on sale featuring another line he uttered to Schettino: "Get on board, damn it." A Facebook page praising De Falco's comments had nearly 17,000 "likes" Wednesday. There were roughly 4,200 people on the Costa Concordia when it ran aground -- about 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew members, the vast majority of whom made it off the ship safely. Italian prosecutors have ruled out a technical error as the cause of the incident, saying the captain was on the bridge at the time and had made a "grave error." But they are examining whether others may share responsibility for the crash with the captain. Schettino was transferred to house arrest, his lawyer, Bruno Leporatti, said. Montesarchio justified the move on the grounds that the captain is not a flight risk and there is no danger of his interfering with evidence or committing the crime again. The captain was under house arrest in Meta di Sorrento. In London, where he was meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said he did not want to get ahead of the "multiple and meticulous inquiries" under way, but "obviously, any such disaster could and should be avoided." He added that Italian authorities are also working to avoid any environmental damage as the result of the shipwreck. The company said it has hired a salvage company to recover the remaining fuel from the ship, with work beginning by the end of the week. Kevin Rebello, whose brother Russel was a member of the crew, refused to give up hope. His brother was last seen helping passengers into lifeboats Friday night. "Miracles do happen, and let's keep hope. I'm not here to lose hope," Kevin Rebello said. if(typeof CNN.expElements==='object'){CNN.expElements.init();} CNN's Livia Borghese, Hada Messia, Dan Rivers, Matthew Chance, Christopher Cottrell, Diana Magnay and Richard Allen Greene; and journalist Barbie Nadeau contributed to this report.

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