201 Indians rescued from Italian shipwreck; 1 missing

One Indian is missing in a luxury cruiser drowning incident off the Tuscan coast in Italy while 201 crew members from the country have been rescued, officials said here on Monday.

India's external affairs ministry on Monday said it has set up a control room for any  enquiries/information relating to Indian passengers on board the passenger ship 'Costa Concordia' which hit a reef off the island of Giglio, in Italy, on Friday.

The contact numbers of the control room in New Delhi are: South Block -- Tel: +91-11-23012113 and 23015300; Fax: +91-11-23018158; E.Mail: controlroom@mea.gov.in

The families can also contact the control room set up in the Indian embassy in Rome. The contact details are: Embassy of India, Via XX Settembre, 5, 0187, Rome (Italy); Tel: +39-06-4884642 to 45 (Switchboard); +39-3311928710 (First Secretary V. Negi); +39 -3311928715 (Sunil Aggarwal); Fax: +39-06-48195389; E.Mail: hoc.rome@mea.gov.in.

At least 201 Indians were rescued on life boats after the Costa Concordia tipped over off the Tuscan coast in Italy. Five people died in the incident, but so far there has been no report of Indian casualties.

External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has asked India's ambassador to Italy, Debabrata Saha to reach the accident spot to coordinate the rescue operations. Two Indian officials have already reached the site.