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| Costa Concordia: Officer 'banged pan' to alert rescuers | Costa Concordia: Officer 'banged pan' to alert rescuers |
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| The last person to be rescued from Italy's shipwrecked Costa Concordia has said he pounded on a wall with a frying pan to alert rescuers. | The last person to be rescued from Italy's shipwrecked Costa Concordia has said he pounded on a wall with a frying pan to alert rescuers. |
| Manrico Giampedroni, the ship's purser, waited 36 hours before being rescued from the belly of the ship. | Manrico Giampedroni, the ship's purser, waited 36 hours before being rescued from the belly of the ship. |
| He has been released from hospital in Grosseto, Italy, where he was treated for injuries. | He has been released from hospital in Grosseto, Italy, where he was treated for injuries. |
| He described falling through a door into the ship's restaurant as he tried to save passengers. | He described falling through a door into the ship's restaurant as he tried to save passengers. |
| "I remember ending up in the Milan restaurant... A door opened suddenly and I fell in," he said, describing being trapped in the room as tables and chairs moved in the water. | "I remember ending up in the Milan restaurant... A door opened suddenly and I fell in," he said, describing being trapped in the room as tables and chairs moved in the water. |
| "To get the rescuers' attention, I used a pan to make some noise. From the windows, I could see the rescue teams and I tried to scream. When I saw the first fireman I embraced him. Those guys were incredible. In three hours I was out of there." | "To get the rescuers' attention, I used a pan to make some noise. From the windows, I could see the rescue teams and I tried to scream. When I saw the first fireman I embraced him. Those guys were incredible. In three hours I was out of there." |
| The Costa Concordia ran aground off the Tuscan island of Giglio on 13 January, when the captain deviated from his planned route and struck a reef, creating a huge gash. | The Costa Concordia ran aground off the Tuscan island of Giglio on 13 January, when the captain deviated from his planned route and struck a reef, creating a huge gash. |
| Some 4,200 passengers and crew were on board when the vessel capsized. A total of 17 bodies have been recovered and 15 others are missing but presumed dead. | |
| On Tuesday civil protection officials called off the search for the missing in the submerged part of the ship because of safety concerns. | On Tuesday civil protection officials called off the search for the missing in the submerged part of the ship because of safety concerns. |
| But they added that the search would continue where possible in the sections of the ship above water, in the waters nearby and along the coastline. | But they added that the search would continue where possible in the sections of the ship above water, in the waters nearby and along the coastline. |
| On Wednesday, authorities in Grosseto said they had identified the body of another person killed on the ship - a German woman named Siglinde Stumpf. | |
| The ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, is under house arrest while his actions are being investigated. | The ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, is under house arrest while his actions are being investigated. |
| He is accused of multiple manslaughter, causing a shipwreck, and abandoning ship before all passengers were evacuated. He denies the allegations. | He is accused of multiple manslaughter, causing a shipwreck, and abandoning ship before all passengers were evacuated. He denies the allegations. |
| But Mr Giampedroni said his experience had not put him off returning to work on cruise liners. | But Mr Giampedroni said his experience had not put him off returning to work on cruise liners. |
| "As soon as I can, what I want more than anything, is to go back to work for Costa Cruises," he said. | "As soon as I can, what I want more than anything, is to go back to work for Costa Cruises," he said. |