On This Date in Minnesota History: January 16

January 16, 2012 - Gerald and Barbara Ann Heil of White Bear Lake, Minn., were the only Americans missing from the cruise ship Costa Concordia that fell sideways after running aground near Italy. Their bodies were later found and identified.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/01/retired-minnesota-couple-missing-from-capsized-cruise-ship/

Costa Concordia

http://www.cbs19.tv/story/16541361/more-bodies-found-after-cruise-accident

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