Divers accused of ‘hunting for souvenirs’ on Costa Concordia wreck
A British diver is among four people held by police accused of ‘hunting for souvenirs’ on the wreck of the Costa Concordia.
The 42-year-old man from London, who has not been named and the others, an Irish man, 35, and two South Africans, 24 and 26, were all staff of the salvage group Titan – which had been employed to raise the Concordia from the seabed.
Police said the men were spotted by CCTV cameras positioned around the vessel and a boat was immediately dispatched to the scene to investigate.
Titan has now dismissed all four men and they have been bailed by authorities in Grosseto, Tuscany until they appear before a court at a later date accused of theft and of breaching a sealed crime zone.
Lt Elisabette Spoti, of the paramilitary carabinieri police, said to the Daily Mail: "They were caught red handed with the ruck sack and the suspicion is they were trying to take items from the ship as souvenirs. They should not have been anywhere near the vessel as it is still a crime scene and as such sealed off.
Titan said in a statement: ‘Four employees have been dismissed after they were identified onboard the Costa Concordia without permission and in a zone that is off limits. The matter is now in the hands of the local authorities.’
Thirty two people died in the disaster off the island of Giglio in January 2012 and last month the ship was pulled upright.
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