Passengers share their experiences as the Costa Concordia, an Italian cruise ship, partially sank on January 13, 2012. One passenger shared how the angle of the cruise ship made getting onto lifeboats difficult and they estimated how many people swam to shore. Thirty-two of the 4,252 passengers did not survive.

Shortly after the Costa Concordia sunk off the shore of Italy on January 13, 2012, criticisms are being levied against crew members who, according to this video, did not recognize and/or respond to the danger quickly enough, including not making lifeboats available in a timely manner. Out of 4,252 passengers, 32 of them died.

Mary-Jo Salzburg and her parents, Jim and Jo, share their terrifying experience of getting on a lifeboat on January 13, 2012, as the Costa Concordia, an Italian cruise ship, partially sank. The ship was carrying 4,252 people – and was just on the first leg of the journey – when she hit a reef leading to the death of 32 people.