Carnival has seen a fall in bookings since the capsizing, despite offering substantial price cuts.

BBC: Carnival profits fall as Concordia crash impact remains

"Obviously a catamaran is more prone to capsizing than a mono-hull, " he said.

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He said the listing ship was never in danger of exploding or of capsizing, as some passengers had feared.

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Schettino escaped the ship on a lifeboat while the ship was capsizing.

CNN: Covering a cruise ship disaster

"Strong waves pushed water inside the boat and one woman screamed causing a commotion that tilted the ship capsizing it, " one eye witness said.

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Because the ships are so wide and fast, mistakes tend to result in the boats capsizing by flipping over the front nearly instantly, sailors said.

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Cruise company Carnival has reported another big fall in profits, as it continues to be affected by January's capsizing of its Costa Concordia ship off the coast of Italy.

BBC: Carnival profits fall as Concordia crash impact remains

Obscene spending risks capsizing the federal fisc.

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