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Cargo ship crashes into port control tower in Genoa killing three | |
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Italian news reports say a cargo ship has slammed into the port in Genoa, toppling the control tower and killing at least three people. | Italian news reports say a cargo ship has slammed into the port in Genoa, toppling the control tower and killing at least three people. |
Italian news agency LaPresse says half a dozen people remain unaccounted for early on Wednesday, with some believed trapped in the elevator of the control tower. Four people have been hospitalised. | Italian news agency LaPresse says half a dozen people remain unaccounted for early on Wednesday, with some believed trapped in the elevator of the control tower. Four people have been hospitalised. |
LaPresse identified the ship as the Jolly Nero of the Italian shipping line Ignazio Messina & C. According to its website, the Messina Line has a fleet of 14 cargo ships. | LaPresse identified the ship as the Jolly Nero of the Italian shipping line Ignazio Messina & C. According to its website, the Messina Line has a fleet of 14 cargo ships. |
Images from the port shown on Italian television early on Wednesday showed the control tower tilted to its side. | Images from the port shown on Italian television early on Wednesday showed the control tower tilted to its side. |
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