On 13 january 2012 the italian cruise ship costa concordia ran aground and overturned after striking an underwater rock off isola del giglio tuscany resulting in 32 deathsthe eight year old costa cruises vessel was on the first leg of a cruise around the mediterranean sea when she deviated from her planned route at the isola del giglio sailed closer to the island and struck a rock. Cruise ship accidents and incidents can be classified as.