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Interesting project. I never liked Costa but I suppose the loyal Costa fans will be dieing to see the ship if it ever floats again.   ::)

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I haven't been keeping up with the removal progress but how is it going? The last I heard is that they were going to cut it into manageable pieces to be lifted onto barges.

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"Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia, has launched legal action to get his job back, nine months after the luxury cruise liner capsized with the loss of 32 lives.

Captain Francesco Schettino is also claiming back pay, after it emerged that he had been dismissed by Costa Cruises, the company that owns the Concordia, in July.


"Costa Crociere confirms that it has concluded the disciplinary procedure against Schettino, following the sinking of the Costa Concordia, ordering his dismissal," the company said in a statement."

http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?c=setreg&region=3&m_id=_rms~~AY!v&w_id=8339&news_id=2003472

If they do reinstate him as a captain I can only wonder what that would do to the image of any of the other captains as well as the stock price.
Would anyone feel comfortable sailing with someone like that.  ::)

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I wonder if the Capt had an armed guard for security when he walks around town.

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http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/survival/stories/what-went-wrong-on-the-costa-concordia-9119062?click=pm_news



The article mentioned
"People emerged from their staterooms wearing pajamas and life vests. Crowds formed and confusion reigned; few knew the location of their ­lifeboat stations. That information would have been part of their muster drill, required by law to be performed within 24 hours of boarding. But the ship was in the first hours of its cruise, so the 696 passengers who boarded that day had no idea where to go."

I guess they didn't read the muster location on their cabin door.


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It will be cut up for scrap.

That's what they said originally & then I read that the Costa Concordia is to be salvaged in 1 piece which led me to believe they might re-float it.

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Salvage work to remove the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship from its rocky perch off Tuscany, where 32 people died, will begin early next month and is expected to take a year, the Italian owner announced Saturday.

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-04/D9U9C6200.htm

I haven't keep up with the reports about the salvage work but have you read what they intend to do with the ship if it's to be salvaged in 1 piece? Are they going to try & reuse it as a cruise ship once again?
I really have my doubts if people would want to book trips on a ship with that reputation even if they could rebuilt it.

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That leaves me a little lost for words.  >:( Not that anyone would believe a word of it but maybe he could donate any proceeds to the families who lost loved ones, as if that would help things any.

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I don't know if you posted this before (since there are so many)
Is there anything that guy is innocent of.  ;)

http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/story/2012-02-18/Lawyers-Cocaine-found-in-sample-of-cruise-captains-hair/53139926/1

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"Italian divers risked life and limb to rescue a teddy bear that a child had left behind on the Costa Concordia during the chaotic evacuation of the cruise ship last month.

The child's father told rescuers that the little boy had been unable to sleep since the disaster and desperately missed his toy.

He wrote to islanders who had given shelter to him and his son after they were brought ashore when the 950ft long vessel ran aground on the Italian island of Giglio on the night of Jan 13.

Islanders passed the letter to the island's mayor, Sergio Ortelli, who in turn gave it to rescue divers, who entered the hull on a special mission, finding the cabin where the boy had been staying and retrieving the soft toy – bedraggled but intact.

They found the bear hidden in a tangle of debris – overturned tables, chairs, mattresses and scattered luggage."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/9072265/Costa-Concordia-divers-launch-rescue-mission-for-boys-teddy-bear.html

Obviously there can't be any other more important things to do.  ::)

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"We know the captain messed up, but the question is, why did he mess up?"

http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/story/2012-02-08/Lawyer-Costa-Concordia-survivors-to-push-for-change-in-laws/53011718/1

Maybe because of stupidity in operating a ship that size that close to shore. Oh sure, his superiors didn't tell him it might be a bad move to do anything that dangerous and therefore he shouldn't be held fully responsibly if anything did happen.

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"In photos to be published on Wednesday, Capt Francesco Schettino is seen with Domnica Cemortan, 25, enjoying a seafood meal in Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Cote d’Azur.

The couple were photographed in the restaurant on Dec 13, according to Chi, an Italian weekly magazine.

Miss Cemortan reportedly told investigators last week she was “in love” with Capt Schettino, as Italian newspapers said that divers had found her lingerie, clothing and make-up bag in his cabin.

She denied both claims in an interview with another magazine, Oggi. “They are all lies. I wasn’t born yesterday. The information was put out to put pressure on the captain. They want to isolate him, even from his family,” she said.

“I never said to magistrates 'I love Schettino’. They say they’ve found my bikini in his cabin. What have they found on this bikini that connects it to me? Was my name written on it, was there my photograph, or my DNA?”


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/9067136/Costa-Concordia-cruise-captain-dined-on-crab-and-oysters-with-dancer.html

Maybe the Captain liked wearing bikinis on his off time parading around the cabin?   ::)

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"Italian Coast Guard Cmdr. Francesco Paolillo says officers urged the captain, Francesco Schettino, to return to his ship and honor his duty to stay aboard until everyone else was safely off the vessel, but said Schettino ignored them."

http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/story/2012-01-15/Prosecutor-says-captain-left-ship-early/52579406/1

Oh dear.  I hope this does not reflect badly on other Italian Captains/Officers employed on the ships, of whch Princess has many, as we all know.

But maybe too, pax might take lifeboat drill/emergency drills a little more seriously from now on. Many still try to dodge it, as we know. ???

We've seen that attending a muster drill still has no effect on the outcome under extreme circumstances, especially when the crew isn't fully trained to cope with the disaster. Everyone knew where to do and where to report with their life jackets and with the incompetent crew it still did nothing to help the situation. It was everybody for themselves as usually happens in situation like this. If this had occurred in open waters the death toll would have been in the hundreds for sure. 

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