poptart wrote:The accident is said to have occurred due to a "reckless maneuver" on Schettino's part.
Waiting for details on this part.
For some reason he deviated from his assigned course and took the ship in close to the shore where he had to negotiate a 75 yard channel between rocks.
He failed.
Screw_Michigan wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2019 4:39 pmUnlike you tards, I actually have functioning tastebuds and a refined pallet.
That dago skipper has a couple dozen manslaughter charges to deal with now.
He should be stood against a wall and shot, or better yet, walk the plank. But, knowing the ridiculous guinea justice system, he will likely walk in 5 years.
That fukker killed people because he was hot dogging with a cruise ship. How Italian of him.
Think I will stick with norwegian commanded cruise ships.
mvscal wrote:The only precious metals in a SHTF scenario are lead and brass.
Francesco Schettino made the dangerous maneuver so that the Costa Concordia's head waiter could
salute his family on land, according to reports.
The father of the ship's head waiter told Reuters that his son had telephoned him before the accident
to say the crew would salute him by blowing the ship's whistle as they passed by the island of Giglio,
where both the waiter, Antonello Tievoli, and his 82-year-old father Giuseppe live.
TOOT!! TOOT!!
Look, Ma', no hands...
Here is the translation of the conversation between him and the port authority shortly after the accident, according to NBC News:
00:32am
The port authority asks the captain, Francesco Schettino, how many people are left on board. He says 200-300, therefore claiming unrealistically that 4,000 people were evacuated in only 40 minutes. It quickly becomes clear he has already
abandoned ship.
Schettino: "Now I'll go back up", he claims. "I came out to check out to figure out what was happening."
PA (Port Authority):"Will you be the last on board?"
Schsttino:"I will be the last on board."
00:42am
PA asks how many people still need to be evacuated.
Schettino:"I called and they told me there are about 100 people. I am coordinating the operations. But I can't go back on it. We
have abandoned the ship."
PA:"Captain, did you really abandon the ship??"
Schettino:"No, no, I am here, I am coordinating the evacuation."
PA:"Captain, this is an order, now I am in charge. Get back on that ship and coordinate the operations. There are already casualties."
Schettino:"How many?"
PA:"You should tell me that! What do you want to do, go home? Now you get back on that ship and tell us what can be done,
how many people are still there and what do they need."
