The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, Jan. 14, 2012, sending water gushing through a 160-foot gash in the hull and forcing the evacuation of 4,200 people from the vessel, the Italian coast guard said.
The remains of elderly American and German couples who died …
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Divers searching the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship off a…
Updated: Tuesday, 17 Jan 2012, 4:27 PM CST
Published : Tuesday, 17 Jan 2012, 4:26 PM CST
COLEMAN, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin native tells her mother she's OK after being evacuated from that stricken cruise ship off the coast of Italy.
The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports Coleman native Jill Zeitler was aboard the Costa Concordia on Friday when it hit rocks and capsized.
Coleman's mother, Julie, says she spent nearly eight anxious hours waiting for word after her 32-year-old daughter texted that she and her boyfriend were being evacuated from the ship.
Julie Zeitler got a text message at 5:30 p.m. Friday, then heard nothing more. She says it wasn't until about 1 a.m. Saturday that her daughter was able to call and say she and her boyfriend were OK.
The death toll from the disaster rose to 11 Tuesday when divers extracted five bodies from the ship's wreckage.
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