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3 dead, several missing; 4,000 evacuated after cruise ship runs aground off Italy

World Jan. 14, 2012 - 03:33PM JST ( 7 )

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nandakandamandaJan. 14, 2012 - 02:07PM JST

Lass than a day out of Rome and they hit a reef? Where was the navigator?
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suzukakidJan. 14, 2012 - 03:06PM JST

I guess stay calm in case of an emergency was not included in the safety briefing.

In all seriousness they must have been terrified that their worst nightmares were coming true. RIP to the passengers who didn't make it out of the catastrophe alive. I hope the survivors won't be scarred for life.
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LagunaJan. 14, 2012 - 04:41PM JST

A boat which has hit a reef is not likely to sink. People most likely were not aware of what had happened, but the calmer heads were the ones who survived.
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JapanGalJan. 14, 2012 - 05:06PM JST

The local mayor said they were trying to find room to accommodate the rescued passengers, including pregnant women and children.

I am glad he decided to accommodate pregnant women and children. Would have been a disaster if he did not.
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nandakandamandaJan. 14, 2012 - 08:56PM JST

And then it capsized, well it sank, essentially.

Heads may roll!
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nandakandamandaJan. 14, 2012 - 10:27PM JST

First news said it hit a reef, then follow-up news everywhere started to say a sandbar, but 'reef' as in this JT article seems most accurate. Underwater rocks. The bottom was ripped open and there is a huge rock jammed into the hole. Certainly not sand...
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FoxieJan. 14, 2012 - 11:27PM JST

That's probably going yo be the Captain's fault. One thing to consider is that the navigators aren't correct anymore with the recent magnetic north pole shifts but the Captain should have known it.