Soldato
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Almost Titanic 2
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Thats just outright criminal. Whoever gave the order to the staff to tell the passengers that should be convicted for manslaughter.
Thoughts?
Is there a thread on this?
And I suppose telling them the truth (the ship is taking on water) would have gone down better? have you seen Titanic? If they had been honest the death toll would have been much higher from the mass panic/hysteria alone.
I think lying that everything is fine then slowly yet safely starting to get people off worked out better.
Associate
Tell that to the ghosts of the elderly passengers trapped in their cabins when the ship rolled over.
They should have all been called to their muster stations as soon as it was known that there was massive flooding of the machinery space, not instructed to go to their cabins or lounges. This is the worst place to be if the ship is going down.
The order to abandon ship should have been given before the vessel rolled over. In fact it was NEVER given.
The captain and the bridge officers were in denial. They lied to the coastguard about the gravity of the situation, telling them that there was only a power failure, when they knew full well that the ship had struck rocks at speed.
The behaviour of the command of the Costa Concordia is indefensible
They should have all been called to their muster stations as soon as it was known that there was massive flooding of the machinery space, not instructed to go to their cabins or lounges. This is the worst place to be if the ship is going down.
The order to abandon ship should have been given before the vessel rolled over. In fact it was NEVER given.
The captain and the bridge officers were in denial. They lied to the coastguard about the gravity of the situation, telling them that there was only a power failure, when they knew full well that the ship had struck rocks at speed.
The behaviour of the command of the Costa Concordia is indefensible
Why do you think were they so reluctant to give the call to abandon ship?
The seas were calm, they were near a port. Ideal conditions I would have thought. Even if the event proved to be nothing, I doubt the passengers would complain that much.
Associate
They were reluctant to abandon because they were in denial. How could this possibly happen to them? It can't be happening, therefore they reacted to the situation as they hoped it would be, rather than the true perilous situation.
Soldato
13 confirmed dead, still 20 missing and possibly more since they reckon there was some "illegals" on board
Soldato
Associate
I suppose they want to start negotiations - it is a starting point but not much else once the Mouthpieces get on the case!
I was watching a program by Discovery Channel on the Costa Concordia disaster and the experts said it was mere chance the vessel got blown back to shore.
Had it not have done it would have sunk in 300m water. Which is a scary thought as it would have probably capsized a lot sooner without the benefit of the coastal ridge to rest on.
Had it not have done it would have sunk in 300m water. Which is a scary thought as it would have probably capsized a lot sooner without the benefit of the coastal ridge to rest on.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...helles-following-says-Italian-coastguard.html
another costa ship in trouble!
another costa ship in trouble!
Soldato
Soldato
That's a pretty epic bit of salvage they're attempting. Hope all goes well. It will make an amazing sight as they tow it away when it's refloated.
Soldato
Yeah well Titan are pretty good i believe they have done some big operations !
Would love to see this live though :/
Would love to see this live though :/
Man of Honour
I am really surprised that she has'nt "broken her back" yet. I bet the starboard side is a hell of a mess from the motion against the seabed caused by the waves.
They were very, Very lucky! The ship really could have gone down "With all Hands" within minutes, within sight of the shore!
I am not really a big fan of modern cruise ships! Too big, Too many people! Titanic was actually a very safe ship. Had she had the full compliment of lifeboats that the designers had intended it is quite possible that there would have been NO casualties back in 1912! So Sad!
If by very soon you mean another 8 months!bbc said:
Definitely looking forward to seeing the documentary following the salvage operation. They could make a second of the scrapping operation.