Updated: May 08, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Genoa ship crash
Rescuers search what is left of the control tower of the port of Genoa, northern Italy, after it collapsed when a cargo ship slammed into it killing at least three people, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. A half-dozen people remain unaccounted for early Wednesday, after a cargo ship identified as the Jolly Nero of the Ignazio Messina & C. SpA Italian shipping line, slammed into the port. (AP Photo/Francesco Pecoraro) *** Local Caption *** Italy Cargo Ship Crash.JPEG-018f1.jpg
At least six people are missing after the Jolly Nero of the Ignazio Messina & C SpA Italian shipping line crashed into the building. Francesco Pecoraro / AP Photo
Genoa police chief Massimo Maria Mazza confirmed four bodies had been extracted from the wreckage. Francesco Pecoraro / AP Photo
The control tower at Genoa before the crash.LaPresse / AR / Studio6 / AP Photo
The crash occurred at around 11pm local time (1am UAE today), during a shift change, making the accounting of personnel more difficult. Francesco Pecoraro / AP Photo
Residents console each other after a cargo ship crashed into Genoa's harbour control tower, killing four. Marco Balostro / AP Photo