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Cruise Ship Runs Aground

 
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mark occomore



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:38 pm    Post subject: Cruise Ship Runs Aground Reply with quote

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Emergency teams in Italy are racing to rescue those missing after a cruise ship ran aground off the country's west coast with about 4,000 people on board.

Coast guard vessels are combing the waters around the Costa Concordia, which


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16561904

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Seems a few people have lost their lives. There was reports that panic struck on board, and people jumping into the water. Maybe people will remember it's 100 years since the Titanic sunk. ITV got a drama out soon about the Titanic.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It sounds like the film the Poseidon Adventure. A few people just found alive inside the ship.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's unbelievable that this could happen in today's world but they are
"lucky" in as much the ship isn't completely submerged, the water is reasonably calm and it's so close to the shoreline..

No doubt the Captain will be in for a grilling as to the cause of the accident and also, how he came to leave the ship hours before the passengers!

I'm not a fan of these big cruise ships, no doubt they are designed and proved by a computer model but to me... they're top heavy! ( and ugly too Rolling Eyes )
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

5 Bodies have now been found. Still a few missing. With a 13 decks and 100 of rooms to look through it will take months before the salvage teams will be able to think of lifting this.

The Captain said " The rock wasn't listed on the sat nav or maps, and he was the last to leave" Obviously these are conflicting reports which will need investigating once the onboard black box is looked at.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm off on a Costa cruise on Friday - my first cruise ever.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Now they are saying these Cruise ships are too top heavy and should be able to stay upright for 30minutes. The Costa is 26 Feet deep and 100 Feet High... They are a big hotel on water. I reckon they will now put senior staff on board to start new evacuation training. Costa bosses seem to putting the captain out to dry very soon.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The captain was always very dry - it's some of the passengers who got their feet wet quite apart from those who sadly perished in what was an unnecessary and completely avoidable disaster Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:
Now they are saying these Cruise ships are too top heavy....


Yes, they obviously read my post in deciding this.. Razz

Being a slight "Titanerack", I always get a little ruffled when today's critics point an accusing finger at Titanic designers/builders..
At the time, such a disaster wasn't thought likely. Even after a "normal" impact, the sheer size of the ship together with it's compartments, she would remain afloat until help arrived.
Seemingly having learnt nothing from this, I feel the same applies to these monstrosities.. not only do they look top heavy but to have to quickly evacuate 4000 people from basically a sky scraper on it's side, is surely bordering on the impossible?
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

essexlady wrote:
I'm off on a Costa cruise on Friday - my first cruise ever.


I'm sure it'll be fantastic Essexlady.. Laughing my Father in Law has been on quite a few Costa cruises and he loves it.
Hope you have a great time! Razz
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for that Santa Fe, I guess Costa are being extremely diligent at the moment. A pity the captain and crew of the Costa Concordia were not equally diligent last week.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Seems the Captain is right upto his neck in it with the daming Coast guard conversation with him, asking for him to return to the ship.
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