Below is a link to the horrible tragedy from the Costa Concordia Cruise Ship.
Please keep these people in your prayers and for the family and friends who have lost their loved ones.
It's almost like the Titanic all over again. And I believe that the captain should be jailed and glad he has been arrested. Just my opinion.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087249/Costa-Concordia-cruise-ship-accident-Divers-reveal-mess-survivors-brave-escape.html
7 comments:
Taking a different approach on this story, and it's coming from one who served in the Navy.
First off, there is no general "rule" that states a ship's captain must be the last to leave the ship. It's a formality that, nowadays, is rarely abided by anyway.
Second, I've heard and read conflicting stories that the ship initially struck a reef four miles out, and the captain began making headway toward land to accommodate letting passengers off the ship. In contrast, heard he pulled four miles off course just to honor some people he or the Maitre'D knew at the coastline.
But there are still a lot of unanswered questions:
Why wasn't the watertight compartment integrity system activated, which would have prevented so much water from flooding the effected area below the waterline?
Why were some crew members advising passengers to remain in their cabins - even when the ship began to exceen a 45 degree list to her starboard side?
Why would the captain or crew of ANY vessel take such a dangerous maneuver in the dead of night so close to shore?
And, why are news reports sensationalizing the story that the captain "abandoned ship" when in fact he left the ship to help coordinate the passengers to safety? That will be his claim in defense. Trust me on this.
Conflicting that, why did the captain leave the ship in the first place when he'd have been more effective being onboard than ashore?
Overall, I want to hear his side of the story before jumping to conclusions that he's guilty of breaking every law in the book.
And, lastly, I think that the media sensationalism has already branded him one of the most hated men on the planet right now.
Take all of the above into account but PLEASE also take into account that in modern times it is NOT required for the Captain of any ship to "be the last man on board."
By far, NOT defending the skipper, but let's hear HIS side of the story before we hang him.
It will be interesting to hear the real story once the facts are established.
Steve is on to something. The Captain may indeed have been derelict, but I'd like to hear the whole story, and right now all we're getting is tabloid "journalism."
Steve, I never so it that way. I believe you are definitely on to something as Silver pointed out.
As I have never been on any kind of ship I wouldn't have any idea about it's operations or procedures would be.
I am going to give that captain the benefit of the doubt. And also, why does a captain have to go down with his ship anyway? Who came up with that tid-bit. His life is just as valuable as any other.
The true story will come out and shame on me, this time, for buying into the sensationalism.
Thanks for setting me straight.
It is a terrible event for everyone involved. Steve Harkonnen makes some very important points. We don't have all the evidence yet. We will need to see also what laws will cover this, there are different laws for the "sea", I'm not really informed on that
Debbie
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Debbie, I definitely don't know them.
It takes a huge amount of incompetence and negligence to sink a ship in calm seas. And a large number of mistakes, not just one. Let's have none of this excusing the person responsible for this.
Shades of the "Exxon Valdez".
dmarks, there is a lot more stories coming out now. I am going to wait until it has all been sorted out and then base my opinion on the findings. So, far, it is not looking good for the captain.
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