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This is why you cant launch a life boat on a listing ship….
From an unknown passenger
Costa Concordia
Concordia Wednesday Update
I was able to get this webcam grab, showing the workers leaving the vessel via helo. (from 10:11am EST) The ship is slowly shifting. The latest is 5 feet fore and 3 feet aft. This discrepancy might mean that the…
LEAKED: Actual Recording Btn Concordia’s Captain and Coast Guard Captain De Falco. It’s a must listen to!
(NSFW-L) Holy Crap! I really cant come up with commentary on this right now. Wow. Just Wow.
Costa Concordia Tuesday Update
Here’s todays top stories: The death toll is now at 11, with 6 more bodies recovered today. Divers have had to blow holes in he parts of the superstructure underwater. Surveyors are on site in anticipation of salvage crew arrival…
Check out this old Royal Caribbean video on ship stability.
AnswerItRoyaly They don’t allow embedding. Sorry.Why does it seem that the Concordia accident kind of makes me second guess what they’re saying in this video?
BREAKING: Costa issues official statement via YouTube
Best Video from the Inside of the Ship/Life Boat surfaces from the Concrodia
I think they’re speaking German.
Guest Services Manager Speaks out About Evacuation, Makes Scathing Claims
gCaptain has the full email (NSFW-L). Here are some highlights: “‘We evacuated 4000 people in the dark, with the ship inclined on it’s side, in less than two hours! Those who are “incompetent” are not able to do this. It…
Costa Concordia Monday Update
As divers inspect the wreck today, here’s the top news: Reuters is reporting that the Concordia is insured for $513 million USD. This will go down as the largest marine insurance claim yet. Carnival has disclosed the financial impact of…
Costa: Significant human error on the part of the ship’s Master
Costa cruises, the vessel owner and operator have just released their preliminary statement and it has the internet buzzing. While the investigation is ongoing, preliminary indications are that there may have been significant human error on the part of the…
Actual Route of the Costa Concordia
In addition to my post last night about the navigation analysis of the Concordia, here is definitive proof of her route.
Actual Videos from onboard the Concordia
Pay attention to the lack of English spoken. via ilsecoloxix.it
GUEST EDITORIAL: Physical Safety or Mental Safety? @myCruiseView
Derek, of the newly formed myCruiseView, has been kind enough to give us his take on the events of the Costa Concordia and what we can learn from it. People have been working to increase ship safety and protocol for…
Sunday Morning Concordia Update VI
UPDATE: BBC is reporting that 2 bodies were just found in the ship. The death toll it now at 5. Overnight, rescue workers found 3 survivors trapped inside the capsized ship. One was a severely injured crew member who had…
A Recap and Analysis of the grounding and Listing of the Costa Concordia (Concordia Update V)
The above photo illustrates the final course of the Costa Concordia. It was obtained from Costa’s official vessel positioning. I then superimposed it with the last AIS data to leave the ship via MarineTraffic. Her initial course, starting from the…
Captain of Concordia Arrested (Concordia Update IV)
Local officials have arrested the Captain of the Costa Concordia, Francesco Schettino. Local law enforcement have charged him with suspicion of multiple manslaughter, abandoning ship and causing a shipwreck. They claim he deliberately ordered the ship to take a dangerous,…
Concordia Update III: Last Batch of Photos From the Concordia
This will probably be the last update for today unless something breaks. Very few photos have surfaced right after the grounding. Here you can see her sinking, stern first. Passengers onboard wait for the abandon ship order to be given…
Costa Concordia Update II
Shows you just how close she was to the shore. Keep in mind that this may not be exactly where the underwater collision occurred, just where she came to a stop. Currently, CNN is reporting that local officials are fearful…
BREAKING Costa Concordia Runs Aground and is Sinking…
*Click Here for a Live Webcam from the Rescue Operation* This is BREAKING NEWS and will be updated periodically.. Costa Cruises 950 foot long, 114,500grt ship Costa Concordia had just departed Civitavecchia, Italy when she lost power and scrapped the…