The operators of the Costa Concordia faced questions over their share of the blame for the shipwreck, as divers recovered another body from the stricken liner on Sunday, bringing the known death toll to 13, Reuters reported. Captain Francesco Schettino is accused of steering the 290 metre-long cruise ship too close to shore while performing a manoeuvre known as a "salute" in which liners draw up very close to land to make a display. Schettino, who is charged with multiple manslaughter and with abandoning ship before the evacuation of its 4,200 passengers and crew was complete, has told prosecutors he had been instructed to perform the manoeuvre by operator Costa Cruises. Prosecutors say he steered the ship within 150 metres of the Tuscan island of Giglio, where it struck a rock that tore a large gash in its hull, causing it to keel over. It is now lying on its side on an undersea ledge, half-submerged and in danger of sliding into deeper waters. -- SPA
