Reports indicate that two additional bodies have been found in the wrecked cruise ship Concordia, bringing the total number of confirmed dead to 15. The bodies, which were reportedly recovered today, were of two women. There are reportedly 17 people still missing as a result of the accident.
Meanwhile, according to ABCNews.com, two Americans remain unaccounted for, the only two Americans still missing. Jerry and Barbara Heil of White Bear Lake, Minn., have not been seen since the disaster. They reportedly used retirement savings to take the cruise off the Italian coast.
Recent challenges to searching inside the half sunken ship included weather patterns, which caused the ship to shift. According to Franco Gabrielli, head of operations of the Civil Protection Authority, the ship has stopped shifting.
“Searching underwater inside the ship is getting increasingly more difficult, but can continue,” said Gabrielli. “The ship is now stable and should not slip further.” He said divers are also trying to recoup personal belongings from the ship.
Primary Source: http://abcnews.go.com/International/cruise-ship-wreck-womens-bodies-found-heil-children/story?id=15421660
Tags: Concordia, Cruise Ship Death, Cruise Ship Disaster, Missing Americans