Kentuckians Survive Cruise Ship Accident

{Bowling Green, Kentucky}...Twenty-eight year old Lauren Moore of Bowling Green is among the survivors of a cruise ship accident off the coast of Italy late Friday. Another Kentuckian, Joe Ryan, 24, of Henry County, also survived. Moore had just started a 10-day Mediterranean cruise Friday night when the ship, the Costa Concordia, with its 4,000-plus passengers and crew members ran aground off the Italian coast and flipped on its side with a 160-foot gash in its hull. Costa Crociera SpA, which is owned by the U.S.-based cruise giant Carnival Corp., defended the actions of its crew and said it was cooperating with the investigation. A top Costa executive, Gianni Onorato, said Saturday that the Concordia’s captain had the liner on its regular, weekly route when it struck a reef. Italian coast guard officials said the circumstances were still unclear, but that the ship hit an unknown obstacle.