Costa Concordia: authorities end search for bodies on stricken cruise ship As well as the 15 missing, a total of 17 bodies have been recovered since the accident on Jan 13 in which the Concordia, carrying more than 4,200 passengers and crew, was holed by a rock after its captain steered to within 150 metres of the tiny island of Giglio. Residents of Giglio voiced concern for their livelihoods on Monday after officials said it could take 10 months to remove the wreck of a cruise ship blighting the tourist hot-spot. The population on the Tuscan island swells from 800 to 5,000 in the summer months as tourists flock to swim, snorkel and dive in the crystal-clear waters, but islanders fear the beached ship and pollution risks may put off tourists. "Take the ship away, for ----'s sake!" read a banner hung on a local hotel by residents, echoing a coast guard's frantic order to the captain of the Costa Concordia on the night of the disaster to get back onto the ship. An audio recording of the heated telephone exchange between the coast guard and captain Francesco Schettino - in which the former yells "get back on board, for ----'s sake!" - has received more than 2.327 million YouTube hits.