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Rescuers are seen next Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island January 14, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Remo Casilli By Gavin Jones and Antonio Denti GIGLIO, Italy | Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:55am EST GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Italian rescue workers were searching for about 40 people still missing early Sunday, more than a day after a cruise ship with more than 4,000 on board capsized off Italy's west coast, killing at least three people and injuring 70. The captain of the luxury 114,500-tonne Costa Concordia was held in jail accused of multiple manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship, Italian police said. Passengers, some saying it felt like a rerun of the Titanic disaster, told of people leaping into the sea and fighting over lifejackets in panic when the ship hit a rock and ran aground near the island of Giglio, late Friday. Early Sunday, firefighters found two people, both South Koreans, still alive in a cabin after making voice contact with them from several decks above. A coast guard official said they had told investigators they had seen no sign of anyone else aboard although rescuers believed that more people may be found as the search went on. An official involved in the rescue operation said two French tourists and a Peruvian crew member were dead. One coast guard official said 39 people were now unaccounted for. The vast hulk of the 290-metre long cruise ship, resting half-submerged on its side, loomed over the little port of Giglio, a picturesque island in a maritime nature reserve off the Tuscan coast. A large gash was visible on its side. Rescue workers including specialist diving teams were working their way through more than 2,000 cabins on the vast ship, a floating resort that boasted of a huge spa, 7 restaurants as well as bars, cinemas and discotheques. As the search continued, there was a growing demand for answers over why the vessel had come so close to the shore and bitter complaints about how long it had taken to evacuate the terrified passengers after the ship ran aground late Friday. After the ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, was arrested Saturday night for questioning, the investigation could be extended, state prosecutor Francesco Verusio said. "We are investigating the possible responsibility of other people who could be responsible for such a dangerous maneuver," he told SkyTG24 television. "The command systems did not function as they should have." DEATH TOLL FEARS After one of Italy's most spectacular shipping accidents in years, there were fears the death toll could rise after considerable confusion Saturday over the number of missing passengers. Magistrates said Schettino, whose ship was carrying 4,229 passengers and crew, abandoned the vessel before all the passengers were taken off. The vessel's operator, Costa Crociere, a unit of Carnival Corp & Plc, the world's largest cruise company, said the Costa Concordia had been sailing on its regular course when it struck a submerged rock. In a television interview, Schettino said the rock was not marked on any maritime charts of the area. Costa Cruises president Gianni Ororato said the captain "performed a maneuver intended to protect both guests and crew" but it was "complicated by a sudden tilting of the ship." "We'll be able to say at the end of the investigation. It would be premature to speculate on this," said coastguard spokesman Filippo Marini. After a night-time operation Friday and Saturday involving helicopters, ships and lifeboats, many passengers had left the area with many taken to Rome airport for flights home. The ship was involved in an accident on November 22, 2008 when it hit a port wall and was damaged while docking. Local officials expressed concern the fuel on the ship, at full load as it had just begun the cruise, could spill into the pristine waters. However by early Sunday, there was no sign of any pollution damage. DINNER TIME DISASTER Passengers had just sat down to dinner, a few hours after leaving the port of Civitavecchia near Rome on a week-long cruise to Barcelona and Majorca, when a loud bang interrupted the piano player and the ship began to list. "We heard a loud rumble, the glasses and plates fell from the tables, the ship tilted and the lights went off," said passenger Luciano Castro. "What followed was scenes of panic, people screaming, running around the place. Close to us a five-month pregnant young woman was crying and panicking." The ship was carrying mainly Italian passengers, but also many foreigners including British, Germans, French, Spanish and Americans. Many were elderly and some were in wheelchairs. It also became more difficult for the lifeboats to be lowered the more the ship listed. "We thought we wouldn't make it. I saw the lighthouse but I knew I couldn't swim that far but lots of people threw themselves into the sea. I think they are some of the dead." Passengers said they had been given little or no information in the immediate aftermath of the ship running aground. "After approximately 20 minutes a voice told us there was a problem with the electricity that they were trying to fix," said Luciano Castro. "The ship continued to tilt further, after 15 minutes they said again it was a problem with the electricity, but no one believed it," he said. "Of course panic makes things worse and the crew members struggled in calming down the most active and worried passengers." The ship was built in 2004-2005 at a cost of 450 million euros at the Fincantieri Sestri shipyard in Italy. 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