Costa Concordia accident - Captain Arrested Francesco Schettino - Life boat video

Costa Concordia accident - Captain Arrested - Life boat video Francesco Schettino
Second news report---http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlKHUMKoq9U
http://www.costacruise.com
Cruiseship accident Costa Concordia The ship had set sail from Civitavecchia Costa Cruises and was directed to Savona, carrying about 4,200 passengers. He had a problem with the electric forced the crew to transfer all the occupants on the lifeboats in the direction of the neighboring island of Giglio

The Costa Concordia
Giglio Island (Tuscany)
OME — Six people died in the early hours of Saturday after a cruise ship ran aground off the Italian coast in an accident which forced the coast guard to evacuate over 4,000 people, media reports said.

The Costa Concordia was on a trip around the Mediterranean when it hit a reef near the Isola del Giglio late Friday. The local mayor said he feared further casualties as it was proving difficult to rescue the last passengers.

One of the victims was a man in his 70s who died of a heart attack caused by the shock to his system when he jumped into the icy waters, reports said.

Several people were also injured in the accident, two of them seriously.

Most of the 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew members had been evacuated, but around 200 people were still on board around 0230 GMT, according to the prefect of the nearby city of Grosseto, Giuseppe Linardi.

Helicopters with spotlights were being used to help rescuers.

"At around 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) the 290-metre-long Costa Concordia cruise ship... began taking on water and tilting over by around 20 degrees," the coast guard said in a statement, as most of those aboard were rescued in lifeboats.

Passengers heard a large bang and were initially told the ship had shuddered to a halt for electrical reasons, before being told to put on their life-jackets, a passenger from the boat told ANSA news agency by telephone.

"We were having supper when the lights suddenly went out, we heard a boom and a groaning noise, and all the cutlery fell on the floor," passenger Luciano Castro told ANSA news agency.

Some passengers jumped into the sea in their hurry to get off the sinking ship, according to the reports.

"It was like a scene from the Titanic," said passenger Mara Parmegiani.

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

"We are trying to accommodate them anywhere we can, in schools, nurseries, hotels, anywhere that has a roof," said mayor Sergio Ortelli, who added that some passengers were even bedding down for the night in the church.

The Costa Crociera company, which owns the vessel, said that it was not yet possible to say what caused the problem, but that the evacuation had been fast.

"The ship was on a cruise in the Mediterranean, leaving from Savona with planned stops in Civitavecchia, Palermo, Cagliari, Palma, Barcelona and Marseille," the company said.

"There were around 1,000 Italian passengers on board, as well as 500 Germans and around 160 French people," it added, without giving details about the rest.

The cruise ship -- which boasts 58 suites with balconies, five restaurants, 13 bars, five Jacuzzis and four swimming pools -- had set off from the Civitavecchia port near Rome earlier Friday when it ran into difficulties.

Boats from the nearby port helped evacuate the passengers and crew.

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[duncan7599]

Give this captain Francesco Shettino a break people. The captain of the Exxon Valdez Joseph Hazelwood trained him.

[j9perth]

That Captain is a coward. Hope they throw the book at him. Captains should be the LAST off the ship.

[sahajad]

@sjm8890

Gosh your ideas are surprising ! When you accept a responsible position you must act with responsibility. Otherwise one must not accept a responsible position.

In a school when there is a fire the principal and the teachers have to stay back and help the pupil's out first before thinking of their own lives. If a hospital catches fire etc the doctors and the nurses have to first save the patients before saving their lives first. This is an unwritten norm in life !

[sjm8890]

@sahajad The training doesn't matter. Knowing what to do and actually doing it are two completely different things. Just because you are trained to do something doesn't mean you can actually do it when the situation unfolds. And if I was a judge I would let the captain off the hook.

[sahajad]

@sjm8890 That is not part of the training that a sea fearing man receives ! Captain's and the crew are given special training in these matters. Ultimately the cooks and the waiters had to do the Captain's job and rescue all the people, having no training at all. No wonder they are all mad at the Captain !. They will all give evidence against him in courts now that the trial has commenced !

[vekamaca]

Francesco Shettino deserves death. Electric chair. To die in pain and fear because of him so many people died.

[TheThavius]

What an idiot. The guy diverts course, crashes and doesn't even have the balls to stay on the ship...

[supreme12]

Captain Schettino was clearly drunk and distraught.  He should have known better to jump ship first. He is no doubt well aware of the repercussions of the Captain abandoning ship first.

[sjm8890]

@semperfidelis677 The only thing I suggest is to let him be. In that situation he couldn't control his actions because his instincts over shadowed his morals and responsibilities. And as far as me shooting people to save myself, I am not happy to admit that. It is something my instincts would make me do.

[SncklFritz]

The reporter just nodded his head awkwardly the whole time the ambassador was talking.

[SncklFritz]

Ahaha fucki

[semperfidelis677]

@sjm8890 If its your job to be compassionate, how come you are happy to shoot people to save yourself? Shitbrain.