Author Topic: Italian Captian was 'showboating' when cruiser sank (Read 12089 times)

bradistani · « **on:** January 17, 2012, 08:13:08 AM »

i shouldn't laugh when people have died. but this idiot makes me chuckle. fucking showboating in a ocean liner

The owners of the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia admitted yesterday that the captain had been sailing too close to rocks in order to "put on a salute" for people on the shore. Other reports suggested the captain was also giving the head waiter a better view of his home.

Five bodies found in cruise wreck

At least 11 people died and 24 are missing after the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground with more than 4,000 passengers and crew on 13 January, only hours after leaving the Italian port of Civitavecchia. The maps and graphics below reveal details about the vessel and its ill-fated journey.

At 9:30pm (2030 GMT), two and a half hours after leaving the port of Civitavecchia, the Costa Concordia hit a rocky outcrop as it sailed past the island of Giglio.

As the ship took on water, the captain tried to turn it towards the island's port, but the ship started to tilt and sink.

At 10:10pm, the abandon ship signal was given. Most passengers escaped in lifeboats, but evacuation efforts were hampered by the angle of the tilting ship and others were winched to safety by helicopter.

The rescue continued over the weekend, with the ship's safety officer, Marrico Giampietroni, being discovered and evacuated with a broken leg at 12:00pm on Sunday. A South Korean couple were also rescued. The search continues for the missing.

Captain Francesco Schettino, now under arrest on suspicion of manslaughter, said the rocks were not marked on maps and were not detected by navigation systems.

But the ship's owners, Costa Cruises, said the captain had made an "unapproved, unauthorised" deviation in course, sailing too close to the island in order to show the ship to locals.

Automatic tracking systems show the route of the Costa Concordia until it ran aground. The ship made the same journey through the strait on 6 January this year, but sailed much further from the island, according to positioning information provided by Lloyd's List.

Investigators have recovered the "black box" system similar to those used by aircraft, that record voices on the bridge, as well as radar position and other data, which they hope will explain how the incident happened.
Costa Concordia - cruise ship

Kwon_2 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:15:11 AM »

Thay's what Ego does, kills people

SmallPole · « **Reply #2 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:21:28 AM »

he dun goofd

supernick · « **Reply #3 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:34:31 AM »

what a fucking tard, Will all the equiptment on those ships he still managed to fuck everything up. I can tell where the bottom is on my 14 foot fishing boat, with a depth finder that cost me 50 bucks.

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #4 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:35:15 AM »

God damn zips. Typical playboy guido.

lovemonkey · « **Reply #5 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:40:50 AM »

My question is what the hell they're going to do with the boat itself? Is it feasible to scrap it when it's out in the waters like that? It certainly can not be towed, right? Will it be left to rust? I kinda hope so, would make for some good sightseeing and photographs in 20-30 years time lol.

Megalodon · « **Reply #6 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:17:46 AM »

Showshipping

QuakerOats · « **Reply #7 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:20:16 AM »

how the fuck do you sink a 1000 foot long, 100 foot high ship by "showboating"? theres only ONE man in charge of a vessel that huge?

wes · « **Reply #8 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:21:46 AM »

Fucker was probably drunk too.

IDIOT!!

el numero uno · « **Reply #9 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:26:11 AM »

It looks like Big Ach went to another cruise this time as the captain. He probably rubbed his nose against the hull by accident.

QuakerOats · « **Reply #10 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:27:50 AM »

Quote from: el numero uno on January 17, 2012, 09:26:11 AM

It looks like Big Ach went to another cruise this time as the captain. He probably rubbed his nose against the hull by accident.

impossible, there'd be way more damage to the ship than that.

Radical Plato · « **Reply #11 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:28:37 AM »

Quote from: bradistani on January 17, 2012, 08:13:08 AM

i shouldn't laugh when people have died. but this idiot makes me chuckle. fucking showboating in a ocean liner

The owners of the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia admitted yesterday that the captain had been sailing too close to rocks in order to "put on a salute" for people on the shore. Other reports suggested the captain was also giving the waiter head

Five bodies found in cruise wreck

At least 11 people died and 24 are missing after the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground with more than 4,000 passengers and crew on 13 January, only hours after leaving the Italian port of Civitavecchia. The maps and graphics below reveal details about the vessel and its ill-fated journey.

At 9:30pm (2030 GMT), two and a half hours after leaving the port of Civitavecchia, the Costa Concordia hit a rocky outcrop as it sailed past the island of Giglio.

As the ship took on water, the captain tried to turn it towards the island's port, but the ship started to tilt and sink.

At 10:10pm, the abandon ship signal was given. Most passengers escaped in lifeboats, but evacuation efforts were hampered by the angle of the tilting ship and others were winched to safety by helicopter.

The rescue continued over the weekend, with the ship's safety officer, Marrico Giampietroni, being discovered and evacuated with a broken leg at 12:00pm on Sunday. A South Korean couple were also rescued. The search continues for the missing.

Captain Francesco Schettino, now under arrest on suspicion of manslaughter, said the rocks were not marked on maps and were not detected by navigation systems.

But the ship's owners, Costa Cruises, said the captain had made an "unapproved, unauthorised" deviation in course, sailing too close to the island in order to show the ship to locals.

Automatic tracking systems show the route of the Costa Concordia until it ran aground. The ship made the same journey through the strait on 6 January this year, but sailed much further from the island, according to positioning information provided by Lloyd's List.

Investigators have recovered the "black box" system similar to those used by aircraft, that record voices on the bridge, as well as radar position and other data, which they hope will explain how the incident happened.
Costa Concordia - cruise ship

HA HA

wes · « **Reply #12 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:28:37 AM »

Quote from: el numero uno on January 17, 2012, 09:26:11 AM

It looks like Big Ach went to another cruise this time as the captain. He probably rubbed his nose against the hull by accident.

LOL

dustin · « **Reply #13 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:29:30 AM »

Quote from: wes on January 17, 2012, 09:21:46 AM

Fucker was probably drunk too.

IDIOT!!

There's a ferry that goes from Vancouver to Vancouver Island, and the captains get busted for being drunk all the time.

They've crashed into the docks a few times in the last year and they were all caught boozing it up. Another ferry broke down so now the routes to the mainland are all fucked up. Good thing I have a jet for personal use, but for the poor peasants this must be inconveniencing.

mass243 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:32:14 AM »

Very clever man !!

we can all be proud of belonging to one big Euro family

wes · « **Reply #15 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:33:37 AM »

Quote from: dustin on January 17, 2012, 09:29:30 AM

There's a ferry that goes from Vancouver to Vancouver Island, and the captains get busted for being drunk all the time.

They've crashed into the docks a few times in the last year and they were all caught boozing it up. Another ferry broke down so now the routes to the mainland are all fucked up. Good thing I have a jet for personal use, but for the poor peasants this must be inconveniencing.

I`m also a jet owner,fuck dealing with drunken riff raff on cruise lines!

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #16 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:34:46 AM »

They put a dago playboy zip in charge of this ship?

WTF!!!

crownshep · « **Reply #17 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:41:22 AM »

He was also one of the first fuckers off the ship.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087704/Costa-Concordia-cruise-ship-captain-Francesco-Schettino-DID-abandon-ship-passengers.html

lovemonkey · « **Reply #18 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:45:33 AM »

It would be laughable if only the ship was turned into scrap but people actually DIED because of this fuckface. Worst part is that he spent bigger part of his adult life training to prevent stuff like this from happening. There's absolutely no excuse for this travesty.

Nails · « **Reply #19 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:47:46 AM »

musta been that fucker .....The Italian Lifter

crownshep · « **Reply #20 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:49:07 AM »

Trust the irish haha.

Nails · « **Reply #21 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:49:53 AM »

If only DA was on that cruise liner $:-\$ $:-\$

dr.chimps · « **Reply #22 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:51:32 AM »

Captain's an ass-bag, and is gonna get rightly strung up, but what kind of ship line (Costa Cruises) lets him make an "unapproved, unauthorised" deviation in course!? These new ships are GPS'ed to death, and their position is known at all times. Let's hope this disaster puts these clowns out of business.

lovemonkey · « **Reply #23 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:53:16 AM »

Quote from: dr.chimps on January 17, 2012, 09:51:32 AM

Captain's an ass-bag, and is gonna get rightly strung up, but what kind of ship line (Costa Cruises) lets him make an "unapproved, unauthorised" deviation in course!? These new ships are GPS'ed to death, and their position is known at all times. Let's hope this disaster puts these clowns out of business.

Good point.

240 is Back · « **Reply #24 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:54:01 AM »

we should check the captain's getbig post history - see if he was posting when he crashed.

what's his screen name?