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FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 file photo, Italian Coast Guard Capt. Gregorio De Falco, left, arrives on the Tuscan Island Isola del Giglio, Italy. As Italy's political parties scrambled to solidify coalitions and find candidates for the March 4 parliamentary election, the 5-Star Movement announced Thursday that one would-be lawmaker is the coast guard commander who famously cursed out the captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Italy’s famous cursing commander wants to be 5-Star lawmaker

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies on its side on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, after running aground Friday night off the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Audio: Captain pleaded not to reboard cruise ship

By Colleen Barry and Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Italian divers recover one of five bodies Tuesday from the wrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia off the coast of Tuscany, raising the official death toll to 11. Teams have been searching the vessel for passengers and crew missing since the vacation liner foundered on rocks Friday evening. (Associated Press)

Captain defied order to return to crippled ship, audiotape reveals

By Nicole Winfield and Colleen Barry - Associated Press