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Originally posted by Forever_frost
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I have actually been very near to where that happened. And nope, wasn't me! They knew better than to let someone like me man the helm. Helicopters...yes, ships...no."It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself." -
They arrested the el capi-tan
More of the story in the link.Porto Santo Stefano, Italy (CNN) -- Rescuers reportedly found two survivors in the interior of an overturned cruise ship that ran aground off a picturesque Italian island, killing three people, injuring 20 and leaving dozens unaccounted for.
The man and woman on the Costa Concordia responded to the rescuers, but had not yet been reached, Italy's ANSA news agency reported early Sunday.
The captain of the ill-fated vessel was arrested late Saturday and was being investigated for abandoning ship and manslaughter, a local prosecutor said.
With perhaps up to 50 people unaccounted for, divers suspended their efforts at dark, with plans to resume the search in the azure waters off the island of Giglio at dawn Sunday.
Accounts of the chaos from many of the 3,200 passengers were reminiscent of a maritime disaster 100 years ago this April -- the loss of the RMS Titanic.
"For me, the worst part of the whole ordeal" was when a lifeboat crew member told those boarding that it was "women and children first," said passenger Benji Smith of Boston.
"All these families who were clinging to each other had to be separated," Smith told CNN.
Some passengers fell into the chilly waters during the rescue, ANSA reported.
Questions abounded: Why was the colossal ship so close to the shore? How fast was it moving? How well did the crew respond? According to many passengers, no one seemed in control.
The captain, Francesco Schettino, was interviewed earlier Saturday about what happened when the ship struck rocks in shallow water off Italy's western coast Friday evening, said officer Emilio Del Santo of the Coastal Authorities of Livorno. Local fishermen say the island coast of Giglio is known for its rocky sea floor.
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Other than it being a pussy move by the captain, isnt it pretty frowned upon when the captain leaves his ship before the passengers?Comment
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yes. that's the way it usually works. as is the same with women and children first in the lifeboats. however, you'll always have some sort of I shit my pants asshole complaining about it because he feels they are 'splitting up families'.Originally posted by mstng86 View PostComment
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And they let my dumb ass drive submarines in my younger days.Originally posted by helosailor View Post
Also, it's not just civilian ships. Our ANAV rode the carrier that we were deploying with and was up in the bridge when they pulled back in. They didn't have the Fathometer manned and they were 100 yds off course and didn't think it was a big deal.04 2.6 KB'd Cobra!
Originally posted by Sean88gt
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The skipper really fucked this one up. No announcements from him and there were reports he was spotted on shore during the rescue efforts, lmao. Fail.Comment
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I vote to secure him in the captain's quarters with provisions and let him go down with the shipI wear a Fez. Fez-es are coolComment
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