Italian Divers Resume Search of Wrecked Cruise Ship

 　　Italian divers¹ resumed their search Thursday for at least 21 people missing from a wrecked² cruise ship off Italy's northwestern coast.

　　Officials say divers began searching again after the operation was suspended Wednesday out of concern the Costa Concordia might move off its rocky resting place into deeper waters.

　　Anxious relatives are holding on to faint hopes rescue workers will find more survivors³ after the cruise ship ran aground last week off Italy's Tuscan coast and flipped⁴ on its side.

　　Officials say at least 11 people died in the accident. On Thursday, Italian authorities identified two of the bodies found as French nationals.

　　Divers say conditions have been difficult and dangerous inside the partially⁵ submerged 114,000-ton ship, and Italian officials say additional searches could be affected⁶ by changing weather conditions. The weather is also sparking concern about a possible environmental disaster involving a release of the fuel on the ship.

　　Italian prosecutors⁸ have said they want the captain of the Costa Concordia back in jail. Francesco Schettino is under house arrest, facing charges for manslaughter and abandoning ship before all the passengers were rescued.

　　But prosecutor⁷ Francesco Verusio said Wednesday officials wanted to "avoid the situation where Schettino could escape from his responsibilities."

　　On Wednesday, Schettino's lawyer said the captain "never left the scene." Bruno Leporatti also said contrary to stories in the Italian media, Schettino was "deeply shaken" by the accident.

　　An audio recording⁹ released Tuesday of an angry exchange between the Italian Coast Guard and Schettino reveals that the captain refused orders to get back on his stricken vessel¹⁰.

　　Coast Guard Captain Gregory De Falco demanded that Schettino use a ladder to climb back onto the damaged Costa Concordia and report how many people were still on board.

　　But Schettino responded that he was not going anywhere. He said he was coordinating¹¹ the rescue from a lifeboat.

1 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

2 wrecked   

adj.失事的，遇难的

参考例句：

• the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
• the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞

3 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

4 flipped   

轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

5 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

6 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

7 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

8 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

9 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

10 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

11 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白