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Last night I had tweeted out that I just watched a really bad “CNN Report” on cruise ship captains. I finally found a copy of it. The host of the show, I believe John King, led into the ‘report’ with…
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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…
(NSFW-L) Holy Crap! I really cant come up with commentary on this right now. Wow. Just Wow.
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…
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?
I think they’re speaking German.
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…
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 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…
In addition to my post last night about the navigation analysis of the Concordia, here is definitive proof of her route.
Pay attention to the lack of English spoken. via ilsecoloxix.it
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
*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…
Yahoo News, the always innovative and current, has come out with a list of new ships sailing in 2012. Topping their list is Costa’s neoRomantica. Pretty sure this isn’t a new ship….
Probably the most controversial drydocking in quite some time is the Costa neoRomantica. Here’s a pretty neat panorama from her Forecastle (bow) deck. Work is progressing along quite nicely in order to convert her into the most controversial ship since…
The transformation from a unique looking ship to a ugly looking ship is taking place in Italy’s T. Mariotti shipyard. For those that don’t recall Costa is taking this: and turning it into this: Well I am defiantly looking forward…
What do you think? This will all take place at an upcoming drydock.
Carnival Corp. announced 2 newbuild agreements they entered into. The first deal inked with Carnival Favorite Fincanteri, calls for one ship for Italian/European brand Costa Crociere. The unnamed vessel will come in at 132,500grt. making her the largest for Costa…