Confirmed death toll of Costa Concordia disaster reaches 11 after bodies of four men and one woman in lifejackets found
Divers have found five more bodies in the stern of the wrecked Costa Concordia, taking the confirmed death toll to 11, a spokesman for the Italian coastguard said.
Filippo Marini said the coastguard divers found the bodies below the waterline, grouped together. "They may have been passengers," said Marini. Diver Rodolfo Raiteri said two bodies had been taken off the ship and the other three would be removed within an hour.
The bodies of four men and a woman, all said to be between 50 and 60 years old, were found submerged and wearing lifejackets near a muster station towards the stern of the ship, close to where two other bodies were recovered on Sunday.
The discoveries bring to eight the total number of bodies found on board since the ship grounded on Friday.
Three survivors were also taken off the ship, hours after over 4,200 passengers and crew evacuated the vessel.
Italian officials have said that 29 passengers remain unaccounted for.