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Maritime1 authorities, passengers and mounting evidence pointed2 toward the captain of a cruise liner that ran aground and capsized off the Tuscan coast, amid accusations3 that he abandoned ship before everyone was safely evacuated4 and was showing off when he steered5 the vessel6 far too close to shore.
近日,意大利一艘豪华邮轮在托斯卡纳海岸附近搁浅倾覆。海事当局、乘客和越来越多的证据将矛头指向了这艘豪华邮轮船长,控诉其在所有人安全撤离前就弃船而去,而且在邮轮过于靠近海岸时仍在卖弄风情。
Divers7 searching the murky8(黑暗的,朦胧的) depths of the partially9 submerged Costa Concordia found the bodies of two elderly men still in their life jackets, bringing the confirmed death toll10 to five. At least 15 people were still missing, including two Americans.
The recovered bodies were discovered at an emergency gathering11 point near the restaurant where many of the 4,200 on board were dining when the luxury liner struck rocks or a reef off the tiny island of Giglio. The Italian news agency ANSA reported the dead were an Italian and a Spaniard.
Still, there were glimmers12(微光,闪光) of hope: The rescue of three survivors13 – a young South Korean couple on their honeymoon14 and a crew member brought to shore in a dramatic airlift some 36 hours after the grounding late Friday.
Meanwhile, attention focused on the captain, who was spotted15 by Coast Guard officials and passengers fleeing the scene even as the chaotic16 and terrifying evacuation was under way. The ship's Italian owner, a subsidiary of Carnival17 Cruise lines, issued a statement late Sunday saying the captain, Francesco Schettino, "made errors of judgment18 that had very grave consequences."
Authorities were holding Schettino for suspected manslaughter(过失杀人) and a prosecutor19 confirmed Sunday they were also investigating allegations the captain abandoned the stricken liner before all the passengers had escaped. According to the Italian navigation code, a captain who abandons a ship in danger can face up to 12 years in prison.
A French couple who boarded the Concordia in Marseilles, Ophelie Gondelle and David Du Pays, told the reporters they saw the captain in a lifeboat, covered by a blanket, well before all the passengers were off the ship.
"The commander left before and was on the dock before everyone was off," said Gondelle, 28, a French military officer.
Coast Guard officers later spotted Schettino on land as the evacuation unfolded. The officers urged him to return to his ship and honour his duty to stay aboard until everyone was safely off the vessel, but he ignored them, Coast Guard Cmdr. Francesco Paolillo said.
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maritime
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| adj.海的,海事的,航海的,近海的,沿海的 | |
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pointed
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accusations
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| n.指责( accusation的名词复数 );指控;控告;(被告发、控告的)罪名 | |
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evacuated
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steered
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| v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 );操纵;控制;引导 | |
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vessel
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| n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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divers
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murky
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| adj.黑暗的,朦胧的;adv.阴暗地,混浊地;n.阴暗;昏暗 | |
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partially
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toll
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gathering
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glimmers
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survivors
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| 幸存者,残存者,生还者( survivor的名词复数 ) | |
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honeymoon
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| n.蜜月(假期);vi.度蜜月 | |
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spotted
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chaotic
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carnival
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| n.嘉年华会,狂欢,狂欢节,巡回表演 | |
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judgment
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prosecutor
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