At about 20 o'clock, Concorde unfortunately ran aground when it sailed into the sea near the Italian island of giglio. A 70-meter-long crack was scratched on the left hull of the cruise ship, which caused the hull to seep quickly and began to tilt. The captain originally tried to drive the cruise ship to a nearby shallow water area in order to put down the lifeboat to evacuate passengers, but failed. The captain had to order all passengers and crew to put on life jackets and abandon the ship to escape.
After the accident, the Italian authorities urgently dispatched helicopters and ships to carry out rescue operations, and some passing ships also participated in the rescue operations. Most of the 4229 passengers and crew were successfully rescued, and 32 people were killed in the accident.