Costa Concordia: Titanic of our times

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Sohaib January 15, 2012, 6:51pm 1

two days ago, costa concordia of italy hit a sea rock and ran aground. I didnt know anything about it until it was all over the news. Sad indeed.

Ship details](http://cruises.continental.com/shipdetail.do?tab=ship&c=14&v=548&i=&dsc=y&IncludeAlumniRates=&IncludeSeniorRates=&state=&zipcode=)

Before

After

5 passengers killed some 3000+ saved.

Titanic of our times.

khattichic January 15, 2012, 7:05pm 2

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Very sad indeed…

I was just reading about this on CNN…immediately thought of the Titanic..may Allah help all those affected…

canadiandesigirl January 15, 2012, 7:42pm 3

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Oh no, that’s terrible. I didn’t hear about it (don’t watch news much) should look it up.

Catskin January 15, 2012, 7:51pm 4

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read the news today.

Dr_Sufi January 18, 2012, 2:44pm 5

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Very sad indeed. Perhaps the name TITANIC itself is a curse.

Gaia January 18, 2012, 3:31pm 6

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I believe the number dead is up to 11 now.

Muzna January 18, 2012, 5:56pm 7

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15 dead I think and 29 still missing…
the really sad part is the communication that took place between the captain and the coast guard…

Coastguard official, Captain Gregorio De Falco (CG): “Hello. This is De Falco from Livorno, am I speaking with the captain?”
Captain Francesco Schettino (FS): “Yes, good evening Captain De Falco.”
CG: “Am I speaking with the captain? Please tell me your name.”
FS: “This is captain Schettino.”
CG: “Schettino? Listen Schettino, there are people trapped on board. Now you need to go on your lifeboat, under the bow of the ship on the side. There is a ladder. You need to climb up the ladder and board the ship. Get on board and report to me how many people there are. Is that clear? I am recording this conversation, captain Schettino.”
FS: “Captain, let me tell you one thing…”
CG: “Speak up!”
FS: “The ship, at this moment…”
CG: “Captain, speak up! Shield the microphone with your hand and speak louder, clear?”
FS: “At this moment the ship is tilted.”
CG: “I understand. Listen, there are people who are coming down the ladder on the bow. Go back in the opposite direction, get back on the ship, and tell me how many people there are and what they have on board. Clear? Tell me if there are children, women and what kind of help they need. And you tell me the number of each of these categories. Is that clear? Look, Schettino, perhaps you have saved yourself from the sea but I will make you look very bad. I will make you pay for this. Dammit!”
FS: “Captain, please…”
CG: “There is no 'please’ about it. Go back on board. Assure me you are going back on board!”
FS: “I am in the lifeboat, under the ship, I haven’t gone anywhere, I’m here.”
CG: “What are you doing?”
FS: “I am coordinating…”
CG: “What are you coordinating there? Get on board the ship and coordinate the rescue on board. Are you refusing?”
FS: “No, no I am not refusing.”
CG: “Are you refusing to go on board? Tell me the reason why you are not going.”
FS: “I am not going because there is another lifeboat that has stopped.”
CG: “You get on board. This is an order. You need to continue the rescue. You called the evacuation, now I am in charge. You need to go on board the ship, is that clear?”
FS: “Captain.”
CG: “Can you hear me?”
FS: “I am going.”
CG: “Go. Call me when you are on board. My air rescue team is there. He is at
the bow. Get going. There are already corpses Schettino. Move!”
FS: “How many dead are there?”
CG: “I don’t know. One I am aware of. One I’ve heard of. You need to be telling me this. Christ!”
FS: “But you are aware it is dark and we can’t see anything?”
CG: “And what do you want? To go back home, Schettino? It’s dark and you want to go back home? Get on the bow of the ship and tell me what can be done, how many people there are and what do they need. Now!”
FS: “I am here with the second commander.”
CG: “Excuse me?”
FS: “I am here with the second commander his name is…”
CG: “So both of you, get on board, both of you. What is the name of the second?”
FS: “Dimitry.”
CG: “Dimitry who?”
FS: “Dimitry… “ (Unclear)
CG: “You and your second commander, go and get on board now. Is that clear?”
FS: “I want to get on board the ship but the other lifeboat has stopped its engine and it is drifting and I called other rescuers.”
CG: “It’s already one hour you are telling me this. Now, get on board. Get on board! And you tell me how many people there are.”
FS: “OK, Captain.”
CG: “Go, right now!”
After a short break and with rescue workers struggling to evacuate the remaining passengers and crew from the ship, the exchange between Capt De Falco and Capt Schettino continues:
CG: “Captain, I am De Falco from Livorno.”
FS: “I have called the company and they told me there are hundreds of people on board the ship. I think.”
CG: “Captain can you not give me an exact number?”
FS: “It seems like it’s 100. Captain, I am not able to give you the exact number. Earlier we were carrying out the evacuation of all the passengers and now all of us officers are here.”
CG: “Where are you? You and your officers are all on the lifeboat?”
FS: “Yes, me and the second commander…”
CG: “Excuse me but earlier it was just you and your sailor and now you are telling me that you are there with the officers. So you could have continued the evacuation? Why don’t you go back on board and see what is happening and then tell us?
FS: “At the moment…”
CG: “Get back on board! Send someone back on board to coordinate.”
FS: “I am coordinating at the moment.”
CG: “I am giving you an order captain. You must send someone on board.”
FS: “We are going on board to coordinate.”
CG: “Exactly, you have to go back on board to coordinate the evacuation. Is that clear?”
FS: “But we can’t go back on board now.”
CG: “Why did you get them off Captain?
FS: “They abandoned the ship.”
CG: “One hundred people still on board and you abandoned the ship?
FS: “I didn’t abandon any ship because the ship turned on its side quickly and we were catapulted into the water.”
CG: “We will see later what happened. OK. But from now you let me know everything that is happening. You stay on the life boat and don’t you go away. Is that clear?”
FS: “We are here, we are here.”

Muzna January 18, 2012, 6:03pm 8

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read this in an article:

someone commenting in the article said:

and another said:

source: http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/18/costa-concordia-captain-claims-he-tripped-and-fell-from-sinking-italian-cruise-ship-into-lifeboat/

TLK January 18, 2012, 6:09pm 9

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Captain definitely was a jerk, someone who was too much into himself.

X2 January 18, 2012, 9:13pm 10

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not quite the titanic of our times, the loss of life is not comparable

khattichic January 19, 2012, 2:40pm 11

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So sad…did this pathetic excuse for “captain” not hear the words coming out of his own mouth!!!:smack:

Sohaib January 19, 2012, 5:42pm 12

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he changed statements more than he changed clothes.

Hadeel January 19, 2012, 6:31pm 13

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The excuses made by Mr. Captain are worth a punch or two. I hope they end his house arrest soon and take the dare-devil to jail.

And he said, ‘I didn’t even have a life jacket! I gave it to one of the passengers.’