Costa Concordia saw 58x more Wikipedia readers than usual

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Costa Concordia was a cruise ship operated by the Italian cruise line Costa Crociere. She was the first of her class, followed by her sister ships Costa Serena, Costa Pacifica, Costa Favolosa and Costa Fascinosa, and Carnival Splendor built for Carnival Cruise Line. When the 114,137-ton Costa Concordia and her sister ships entered service, they were among the largest ships built in Italy until the construction of the 130,000 GT Dream-class cruise ships.

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• Costa Concordia disaster 2012 cruise ship sinking off the Italian coast
• Francesco Schettino Italian sea captain responsible for the 2012 Costa Concordia disaster

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