They Were Taking In Water
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Although some staff were reassuring passengers that everything was okay, water was gushing into the Costa Concordia from the gash caused by the rocks near Giglio Island where it struck. It became clear that they had to evacuate, but the lifeboats were on the inaccessible side of the tilting vessel.