Cruise ship: All Britons "accounted for and safe" says William Hague ALL THE Britons onboard the ship the stricken Costa Concordia are safe, the foreign secretary has confirmed. William Hague has confirmed that all passengers and crew from Britain are accounted for this morning. Three survivors have been rescued today on the Italian coast - more than 24 hours after it ran aground. Meanwhile, the ship's captain Francesco Schettino has spoken about the incident for the first time, saying he had not expected to encounter rocks in the area the ship encountered problems. He told local media in Italy: "I don't know if it was detected or not, but on the nautical chart it was marked just as water and some 100-150 metres (328ft-492ft) from the rocks, and we were about 300 metres (984ft) from the shore, more or less. We shouldn't have had this contact. Schettino and an officer were held and questioned by prosecutors on suspicion of multiple manslaughter, abandoning ship, and causing a shipwreck, state TV and Sky TV said. It is thought most of the 23 British passengers and 12 crew members made their way to Rome after being rescued. The Foreign Office is helping them organise emergency travel documents and onward travel. Mr Hague said officials were "not complacent" when cross checking all details. He said: "There may still be some other information that comes to light, but based on all the phone calls we've had, the passenger lists, the people that we've been able to track down, the British nationals - 35 British nationals - are safe and accounted for." He added that consular staff were on the ground to provide support to passengers, including those who have lost their passports. That's part of what our rapid deployment team do. There will be assistance available to them at the airport and a reception centre available to them at a Rome hotel. It's primarily the responsibility of the cruise liner to arrange flights for people back home but British embassy staff, British consular staff will be around to assist people. Three people died after the luxury cruise ship ran aground on Friday night a few hundred metres from the coast of the island of Giglio off the Tuscan coast. Around 40 remain unaccounted for. However, late last night a pair of South Korean honeymooners were rescued when firefighters in the unsubmerged part of the ship heard their screams. And today a third survivor, believed to be a cabin services director, was discovered inside the luxury Italian-owned cruiser. However, the rescue operation might be hampered by the survivor suffering a broken leg, reports claimed. Firefighters" spokesman Luca Cari said rescuers had managed to speak to the survivor but an operation to remove the person had not yet been executed. Police divers and rescue crews continued to circle the wrecked ship which sustained a massive gash after crashing into rocks. Today, crews in dinghies were touching the hull with their hands, near the site of the 160-foot hull hole where water flooded in and caused the ship to fall on its side. Coast guard officials said divers will try to enter the belly of the ship in case anyone is still inside. Survivors said the terrifying, chaotic escape was like a scene from the Titanic which went down 100 years ago. Many passengers complained the crew did not give them good directions on how to evacuate. They also claimed that once it became clear it was an emergency there was a delay lowering the lifeboats until the ship was listing too heavily for many to be released. Several other passengers said crew members told passengers for 45 minutes that there was a simple "technical problem" that had caused the lights to go off. Angry passengers also claimed they never participated in an evacuation drill, although one had been scheduled for yesterday. Cruise bosses defended the actions of the crew and said they were co-operating with the investigation. Two of the dead were confirmed as French nationals and the third was confirmed as Peruvian. Some 30 people were said to be injured, two seriously. Survivor John Rodford said staff gave him and his wife incorrect information as the drama unfolded while they were dining. "They said "No, it's all right, it's just a malfunction in the engines," he told Sky News. Then it started tilting the other way and the plates came off the tables. He said passengers scrambled for lifejackets and he and his wife slid across the deck to find a lifeboat. Mr Rodford said an evacuation drill was scheduled for the day after the cruise went down. Reliving his escape, he said it was "chefs and waiters" helping passengers flee rather than officers. He said: "The people who served us our dinner, were the people who helped us get on the lifeboats and were manning the lifeboats. "I didn't see captains" jackets and things like that. It was dinner staff. He added that when it came to getting him the "Costa people are far and few between to be honest - very scarce."