Cruise ship disaster

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And of course there are theories forming...

Here's a link to the transcript between the captain and the Coast Guard

A cruise ship off the coast of Italy was torn asunder by a long, 150-foot gash in its side. Roughly 20 are still missing, and numerous have been found dead. The captain has been arrested -- he bolted from the ship and left hundreds still on board frantically scrambling for their lives.

Thoughts on this? I'm sure OT has heard about this, it's all over the news right now. If there is a thread already, my bad -- I didn't see one though.

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More info, from 11 hours ago.

The Captain was a coward and hopefully he gets charged with manslaughter.

CaptainAhab...

Their blood is on your hands, captain.

CaptainAhab...

Their blood is on your hands, captain.

Necrifer

I thought this was ItalyDaBrainz

Oh God, you're right. I dunno why I posted Costa Rica. /facepalm

Writing about Costa Rica for a paper right now, I guess I just typed without thinking clearly.

CaptainAhab13

I just wrote a report about Panama! :o

The Captain was a coward and hopefully he gets charged with manslaughter.

airshocker

I can't get past your username OP... it's a sad story, but now I'm laughing out loud too... awwwwkkwwwaarrrdd!Frame_Dragger

That captain is the biggest **** ever. What's even funnier is how his lawyer was saying that it was the captain who responsible for most of the people getting off the ship and he should be commended. This is just before a tape was released of the coast guard ordering him to return to the ship.

It's still bizzare to see a boat that size upended in the water like that in this day and age; it almost looks like a photoshop pic.

This is so old.

[QUOTE="Frame_Dragger"]I can't get past your username OP... it's a sad story, but now I'm laughing out loud too... awwwwkkwwwaarrrdd!CaptainAhab13

Old news is old.

Sad to hear. That's why you'll never see me on a cruise ship.

That captain is the biggest **** ever. What's even funnier is how his lawyer was saying that it was the captain who responsible for most of the people getting off the ship and he should be commended. This is just before a tape was released of the coast guard ordering him to return to the ship.

Crunchy_Nuts

Even if he is acquitted (yeah, right :roll: ), he will never command another ship in his life.

His bridge crew needs to be held accountable too. It's their job to steer the ship, and make sure the captain's orders are carried out safely (since the ship ran aground, that failed spectacularly). After the accident, it's their job to evacuate the crew calmly and safely (which, by the accounts I've seen on the news, didn't happen). Throw 'em in the brig with the captain.

I'm trying to figure out how they hit the rocks in the first place. Don't they equip cruise ships with basic sonar and sounding devices? How old were the ship's navigation charts? Costa's got some explaining to do, too.

Even if he is acquitted (yeah, right :roll: ), he will never command another ship in his life.

His bridge crew needs to be held accountable too. It's their job to steer the ship, and make sure the captain's orders are carried out safely (since the ship ran aground, that failed spectacularly). After the accident, it's their job to evacuate the crew calmly and safely (which, by the accounts I've seen on the news, didn't happen). Throw 'em in the brig with the captain.

I'm trying to figure out how they hit the rocks in the first place. Don't they equip cruise ships with basic sonar and sounding devices? How old were the ship's navigation charts? Costa's got some explaining to do, too.

OrkHammer007

That sucks. As well as the Captain.

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Even if he is acquitted (yeah, right :roll: ), he will never command another ship in his life.

His bridge crew needs to be held accountable too. It's their job to steer the ship, and make sure the captain's orders are carried out safely (since the ship ran aground, that failed spectacularly). After the accident, it's their job to evacuate the crew calmly and safely (which, by the accounts I've seen on the news, didn't happen). Throw 'em in the brig with the captain.

I'm trying to figure out how they hit the rocks in the first place. Don't they equip cruise ships with basic sonar and sounding devices? How old were the ship's navigation charts? Costa's got some explaining to do, too.

CaptainAhab13

While I'm still thinking about it... how is it that the ship capsized so easily? It would not surprise me if the bige rats got lazy and left watertight doors wide open. Some of the engineering crew are going to be raked over the coals on this one if they failed to respect the watertight integrity rules on the ship (dogging the proper hatches and so forth), and aggravated the partial sinking.

Entertainment Tonight called this a "Real Life Titanic". ...I'm seriousJML897

This story just keeps getting worse.

Apparently the captain didn't even give a call to abandon ship. He mentioned that there was a minor electrical problem "or something" and bailed. He was one of the first off board.

This story just keeps getting worse.

Apparently the captain didn't even give a call to abandon ship. He mentioned that there was a minor electrical problem "or something" and bailed. He was one of the first off board.

CaptainAhab13

Not nly that but according to some witnesses he jumped on the first lifeboat he saw and covered his headwith a blanket so no one would reconize him. On shore crew members were screaming at him to ge back to the boat and he said everybody is already off..he is a cowardof the highest order and I hope he burns for it. The recordings of him getting reamed by the Port official will be his demise. When I first heard the news I thought they wer crazy to charge him with homicide, then the stories trickled in and I hope he gets hit with a crim neg homicide charge if there is one in Italy.

I was reminded vaguely of The Poseidon Adventure from the pictures.

[QUOTE="CaptainAhab13"]

This story just keeps getting worse.

Apparently the captain didn't even give a call to abandon ship. He mentioned that there was a minor electrical problem "or something" and bailed. He was one of the first off board.

Huffanddoback

Not nly that but according to some witnesses he jumped on the first lifeboat he saw and covered his headwith a blanket so no one would reconize him. On shore crew members were screaming at him to ge back to the boat and he said everybody is already off..he is a cowardof the highest order and I hope he burns for it. The recordings of him getting reamed by the Port official will be his demise. When I first heard the news I thought they wer crazy to charge him with homicide, then the stories trickled in and I hope he gets hit with a crim neg homicide charge if there is one in Italy.

1. The captain is, indeed, a first-class coward. "It's getting too dark to see... the lifeboat engines have stopped and I need to coordinate the rescue..." Each excuse just buries him further.

2. I need to learn Italian. The Coast Guard captain sounds AWESOME cursing that dips*** out. :lol: