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Braintree siblings escape Italian cruise disaster

By Martine Powers

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 15, 2012

Three Braintree siblings were among the roughly 4,200 people aboard the Costa Concordia, a cruise ship that ran aground and nearly capsized off the Tuscan coast Friday night. Three people have been confirmed dead in the accident. Yesterday afternoon, dozens were still not accounted for. Officials at the American embassy in Italy estimated that there were 126 of the passengers were American, none of whom had serious injuries.

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