No news of Czech citizen aboard capsized cruise ship

The fate of a Czech citizen aboard the Costa Concordia cruise ship which capsized off the Italian coast on Friday remains unknown, the online news portal lidovky.cz reported. There was one Czech national traveling aboard the ship according to the passengers’ list released on Saturday; however, the Czech Foreign Ministry has not confirmed that any Czechs were traveling on the ship.

Some 4,000 passengers were aboard the Costa Concordia which was launched in 2006 by Czech supermodel Eva Herzigova. Three people died in the accident that occurred when the ship ran aground, while another 70 are missing.

Author: Jan Richter