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Container ship crashes into observation tower, toppling it into the sea

Rescue workers inspect the scene of a damaged control tower in the port of Genoa after a container ship smashed into the tower, leaving at least seven people dead and several missing in the nighttime accident.

Rescue workers inspect the scene of a damaged control tower in the port of Genoa after a container ship smashed into the tower, leaving at least seven people dead and several missing in the nighttime accident.  (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP/Getty Images)

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Rescue workers in Italy scrambled Wednesday to find survivors after a container ship slammed into a 165-foot-tall observation tower at the port of Genoa, toppling it into the sea and killing at least seven people.

Control tower

The control tower at the Italian port of Genoa that was toppled by a container ship.  (Massimo Cebrelli / AFP/Getty Images)

At the scene

Rescue workers inspect the scene of a damaged control tower in the port of Genoa.  (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP/Getty Images)

Jolly Nero

Container ship Jolly Nero is dented after it slammed into a control tower at the entry to the port of Genoa in Italy.  (Paolo Zeggio / EPA)

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