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Divers search for Greek ship pair Divers search for Greek ship pair
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Greek navy divers are continuing to search for two French tourists missing after a cruise ship sank off the Greek island of Santorini on Thursday.Greek navy divers are continuing to search for two French tourists missing after a cruise ship sank off the Greek island of Santorini on Thursday.
The 45-year-old man and his 16-year-old daughter were among 1,600 people aboard the Greek-flagged Sea Diamond when it ran aground and began taking in water.The 45-year-old man and his 16-year-old daughter were among 1,600 people aboard the Greek-flagged Sea Diamond when it ran aground and began taking in water.
The remaining passengers and crew were evacuated hours before the vessel sank in the Aegean Sea. The remaining passengers and crew were evacuated hours before the vessel sank.
The captain is due to be questioned by a public prosecutor. A government official told AP news agency the captain had now been charged with negligence.
Unconfirmed reports on Greek television said five other officers were charged with other misdemeanour offences.
No traceNo trace
Officials have named the missing pair as Jean-Christophe and Maud Allain, from Doue-la-Fontaine in western France.Officials have named the missing pair as Jean-Christophe and Maud Allain, from Doue-la-Fontaine in western France.
They were in a four-berth cabin when the vessel struck a reef. Mr Allain's wife and son narrowly managed to escape to the upper decks.They were in a four-berth cabin when the vessel struck a reef. Mr Allain's wife and son narrowly managed to escape to the upper decks.
Navy divers smashed the port hole of their cabin, but failed to find any trace of them, raising the possibility that they were trapped by watertight doors, says the BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Athens.Navy divers smashed the port hole of their cabin, but failed to find any trace of them, raising the possibility that they were trapped by watertight doors, says the BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Athens.
A submersible equipped with video equipment is expected to join the search.A submersible equipped with video equipment is expected to join the search.
The 143-metre (469 ft) Sea Diamond was about one nautical mile (1.8km) off the coast of Santorini when it struck a reef.The 143-metre (469 ft) Sea Diamond was about one nautical mile (1.8km) off the coast of Santorini when it struck a reef.
Louis Cruise Lines, the Cypriot firm which runs the ship, has insisted the ship was equipped with all the latest navigation technology.Louis Cruise Lines, the Cypriot firm which runs the ship, has insisted the ship was equipped with all the latest navigation technology.
American passenger Cliff Jones said: "We were pulling into the port and I think the ship hit a few rocks.American passenger Cliff Jones said: "We were pulling into the port and I think the ship hit a few rocks.
"The ship tilted so far to the right the first five floors were flooded. We just waited at the top to be rescued," he told the BBC."The ship tilted so far to the right the first five floors were flooded. We just waited at the top to be rescued," he told the BBC.
'Yelling and screaming' Prosecutor appearance
The other passengers and crew were rescued in a three-hour operation, before being taken to the port of Piraeus, the ship's original destination.The other passengers and crew were rescued in a three-hour operation, before being taken to the port of Piraeus, the ship's original destination.
"The crew members were more scared than we were," said 15-year-old Lizbeth Mata told the Associated Press news agency.
"They were yelling and screaming - didn't know what to do."
Many of the 1,200 passengers are from Germany and the United States, and about 20 are believed to be from the UK, Louis Cruise Lines said.Many of the 1,200 passengers are from Germany and the United States, and about 20 are believed to be from the UK, Louis Cruise Lines said.
The captain and several officers will appear before the public prosecutor's office on the island of Naxos. No charges have yet been laid. A merchant marine ministry spokeswoman told AP the captain had been charged with causing a shipwreck through negligence, breaching international shipping safety rules and pollution.
Greek Tourism Minister Fanny Palli Petralia has said whoever is responsible for the incident will be held accountable in the strictest way. The captain and five other officers, all Greek nationals, were freed after appearing before a prosecutor on the island of Naxos, she said.
Greek media reports said the captain could not explain how the ship hit the reef but he said he and other crew put their lives at risk by going to the second deck to see if anyone was trapped.