Italy region, island seek 220 million euros in Concordia disaster damages


FLORENCE (Reuters) - Officials for Italy's Tuscany region and the island of Giglio said on Monday they would seek a total of 220 million euros (175 million pounds) in damages from Costa Cruises, a unit of Carnival Corp, for the 2012 Concordia cruise liner disaster.

The Costa Concordia was carrying more than 4,000 passengers and crew when it struck rocks off the Tuscan island of Giglio and capsized, killing 32 people.

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