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According to the updated information, there were 37 Ukrainians on board the Costa Concordia, a cruise ship that ran aground off the Italian coast, all of whom were rescued, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported.

"During additional checks conducted by the embassy of Ukraine in Italy, they learned that apart from the reported 35 Ukrainian citizens, there were two more Ukrainians among the crewmembers of the Costa Concordia liner, which ran aground off the coast of Italy in the early hours of Saturday, Jan. 14," the Foreign Ministry’s press service reported.

The two Ukrainians are scheduled to return home on Jan. 18, the ministry said.

As reported, on Jan. 14, the Costa Concordia, a cruise ship that was carrying more than 4,200 people, ran aground near the island of Giglio off the coast of the Italian region of Tuscany and then sank. According to the latest reports, eleven people are known to have died and more than 20 are still missing.