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Italian liner toll up to 7, 28 missing as captain questioned

World Jan. 17, 2012 - 03:30PM JST ( 14 )

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The Costa Concordia weighed some 112,000 tonnes

Island residents have said the ship was sailing far too close to Giglio

Passengers have described scenes of confusion and panic as the ship went down

Military rescuers patrol next to the Costa Concordia

Rescuers are still searching for about 15 missing people

The Italian cruise ship hit submerged rocks just off the Tuscan island of Giglio

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Costa Crociere, the owner of the luxury liner, says the captain of the Costa Concordia made

Coast guard officials said the captain ignored repeated requests to return to his ship as the rescue operation continued

Rescuers early Monday found the body of a man in the wreckage of the luxury liner, bringing the death toll to six

An helicopter and boat patrol near the Costa Concordia cruise ship

Underwater photo released by the Italian Coast Guard shows a diver of the cruise ship Costa Concordia

Underwater photo released by the Italian Coast Guard shows a view of the cruise ship Costa Concordia

Italian Coast Guard photo shows a partial view of the wreck

Sunset over the cruise liner Costa Concordia, aground in front of the harbour of Isola del Giglio

Route taken by the ill-fated cruise liner, the Costa Concordia

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14 Comments

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ElvensilvanJan. 17, 2012 - 10:11AM JST

RIP.

As for the captain and several crew who went to shore before the evacuation procedures even started, I hope they get to walk the plank.
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smithinjapanJan. 17, 2012 - 10:49AM JST

I hadn't read about this in detail so I was not aware that the captain and some crew had bailed before the evacuation procedures formally began. For that, I'm sure, and I hope, they'll be in some serious trouble. As for the 29, I hope at least a few, if not all, can be found alive. To those dead, RIP.
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ElvensilvanJan. 17, 2012 - 11:00AM JST

@smithinjapan

http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/divers-search-waters-around-italian-shipwreck-island

Prosecutors arrested Captain Francesco Schettino and first officer Ciro Ambrosio late Saturday.

The prosecutor leading the investigation, Francesco Verusio, told reporters Sunday that Schettino had left the stricken liner "well before" the last passengers were evacuated.

It seems that as the coast guard and other crew members were busy helping out the survivors, the captain was already onshore doing interviews.
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Hide SuzukiJan. 17, 2012 - 11:06AM JST

I wonder how this guy became a captain. Did he use mafia friends to get the job ?
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zichiJan. 17, 2012 - 11:09AM JST

The captain diverted from the programmed course which would have taken the ship away from the island. It had previously sailed close to the island but never neared than 500m. Once control of an emergency evacuation is lost it's everyone for themselves even though traditionally the captain is the last to evacuate. Once the ship went over there wasn't much anyone could do. But the decision to sail to the shore saved lives, had it stayed in deeper water the ship would have sank.
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JeremiahWJan. 17, 2012 - 11:25AM JST

What happened to 'women and children' first?
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GurukunJan. 17, 2012 - 11:27AM JST

What happened to 'women and children' first?

I think that was the protocol that was followed.....See how the captain of the ship left first?
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JeremiahWJan. 17, 2012 - 12:58PM JST

Salvaging the ship is a job for Halliburton.
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Heda_MadnessJan. 17, 2012 - 02:44PM JST

He sailed closer to shore so that the head waiter was able to wave to his family had he stayed on the regular course this tragedy would never have happened.

If you are responsible for all of those on your ship, then you are responsible for all of them until they have left your ship. He could not ensure a safe evacuation if he wasn't there. There were some members of staff who have come out of this with a lot of credit for the way in which they helped the passengers.
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LagunaJan. 17, 2012 - 03:14PM JST

Tragedy for all involved, but - man! - talk about a scuba diver's dream!
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FamilienproblemeJan. 17, 2012 - 04:35PM JST

Death toll up to 7. Pretty soon it will be back down to 3, perhaps fall into the negative, then rise into the teens. I am going to build a roller coaster. And I am going to name it the Concordia Death Toll!
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FamilienproblemeJan. 17, 2012 - 04:45PM JST

the waiter had warned Schettino just before the accident happened: “Careful, we are extremely close to the shore.”

Too bad he did not say "Careful, we are extremely close to an underwater reef called School Rocks, which I, being from Giglio, know well."

Island residents have already said the ship was sailing far too close to Giglio and had hit a reef known as the School Rocks, well known to inhabitants.

One might think the captain and waiter might be a little "close" for the captain to pull this stunt, if you know what I mean.

Nothing compares to even one life lost, but you know how much money just went down the tubes as this ship is a total loss? 570 million U.S. dollars! Half a billion! That is quite a toy the captain decided to play with!
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smithinjapanJan. 17, 2012 - 10:39PM JST

Familienprobleme: "but you know how much money just went down the tubes as this ship is a total loss? 570 million U.S. dollars! Half a billion! That is quite a toy the captain decided to play with!"

Sadly, that is the main reason that ensures the captain will be screwed, not the loss of life. But at least the captain IS screwed, regardless of how you slice it: he was taking people on a joy-ride that resulted in death, he wrecked a half a billion dollar ship, and he ran out before the evacuation and refused to go back and help. This guy is utter scum, and how he became captain I know not.
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zichiJan. 17, 2012 - 10:56PM JST

The lost of the ship will most likely be paid for by Lloyd's of London.