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January 2012
Costa Concordia: Language barrier exacerbated crisis for
survivor
January 18, 2012|By Mary Forgione | Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal
blogger
During a harrowing five and a half hours on a listing ship, Costa Concordia
survivor Georgia Ananias of Downey cited "extreme language barriers" as one of
the obstacles she and her family faced during their struggle to survive.
"The information only came out in Italian and Spanish," she told KPCC, talking
about the announcements made while the ship was going down. Ananias
pieced together some of the words from her limited Spanish. She and her
family were among the last off the cruise ship that became submerged Jan. 13
near Isola del Giglio off Italy's west coast. Eleven passengers and crew
members died and 23 are still missing, according to media reports.
Costa Concordia: Language barrier exacerbated crisis for
survivor
January 18, 2012|By Mary Forgione | Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal
blogger
During a harrowing five and a half hours on a listing ship, Costa Concordia
survivor Georgia Ananias of Downey cited "extreme language barriers" as one of
the obstacles she and her family faced during their struggle to survive.
"The information only came out in Italian and Spanish," she told KPCC, talking
about the announcements made while the ship was going down. Ananias
pieced together some of the words from her limited Spanish. She and her
family were among the last off the cruise ship that became submerged Jan. 13
near Isola del Giglio off Italy's west coast. Eleven passengers and crew
members died and 23 are still missing, according to media reports.
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