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Like "the Titanic" as luxury liner evacuated

Three people are dead after a luxury cruise ship with more than 4,000 on board ran aground off Italy's Tuscany coast, ripping a 160-foot gash into its hull

The ship, the Costa Concordia, was listing severely. Many lifeboats can't be lowered.

A cabin-to-cabin search was being conducted to try to find anyone who may be trapped.

Luxury ship aground off Italy; 3 dead

And, reports CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey, passengers described a chaotic scene as the huge ship was evacuated.

Photos: Ocean liner runs aground

One even compared it to a "scene from the Titanic."

So see Pizzey's report, click on the video above.

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