luxury cruise ship the Costa Concordia were dismayed to feel
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When the Costa Concordia struck rocks off the coast of Giglio in January 2012, passengers immediately knew something was wrong. But instead of being told the truth, they were reassured again and again that it was only a minor power failure - even as water flooded the ship and the deck began to tilt beneath them. By the time the order to abandon ship was finally given, confusion had spread, lifeboats were failing, and key decisions had already made the disaster far worse. This is the story of the lie that delayed the evacuation, the chaos that followed, and the captain whose choices defined the entire sinking.