Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground and keeled over off the Italian coast near the island of Giglio in Tuscany, Italy, last night
Italian Coast Guard personnel recover the black box from the Costa Condordia cruise ship that ran aground off the west coast of Italy
The Costa Concordia after the evacuation off the Itaiian coast had been completed. Tonight Captain Francesco Schettino was being quizzed by police
The cruise ship that ran aground is seen off the west coast of Italy as a helicopter hovers above to try and find passengers
The damage to the vessel can be seen quite clearly
The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, Francesco Schettino is taken into custody in Grosseto, Italy
Italian news agency Ansa said 4,165 out of the 4,234 people on-board were safe but did not know the whereabouts of the remaining 69
The Concordia's grounding should serve as a wake-up call to the shipping industry and those who regulate it, the maritime professionals' union Nautilus International said
Passengers spoke of having to crawl along near vertical hallways and stairwells to escape the ship as it began to take on more and more water
Close-up: A woman looks at the cruise ship as it lies half in the water off the coast of Italy. Three people have been killed
Disaster: The Costa Concordia lies partly submerged this morning after hitting rocks. So passengers were rescued by helicopter
A woman is cared for by a rescue worker and a child is taken to safety. Thousands of people have been affected by the incident
Waiting game: A passenger took this photo of a group of passengers in life-jackets on board the liner as they waited to be rescued
Rescue workers help a woman as she is led to safety at Porto Santo Stefano. Lifeboats had difficulty launching
Passengers arrive at Porto Santo Stefano
The evacuees were taking refuge in schools, hotels, and a church on the tiny island of Giglio, a popular holiday isle about 18 miles off Italy's central west coast
A Carabinieri boat approaches the Costa Concordia as it lies partly submerged in the water off the coast of Tuscany
Collision: Rocks embedded in the ruptured side of the Costa Concordia reveal the extent of the damage to the hull
Gashed open: The hull of the massive Costa Concordia was gashed open as it ran aground, killing at least eight and injuring dozens more
Operation: Rescue boats of the stranded cruise ship Costa Concordia arrive in the harbour and dozens of passengers are pictured on the quayside
Coastguard officials confirmed that 3,200 passengers were onboard at the time along with 1,000 crew members and all had been evacuated by lifeboat and taken to the island of Giglio
Survivors have said 'it seemed just like being on the Titanic' when the ship ran aground
