Full transcript: Convo between cruise ship captain and port authority

http://www.wlsam.com ^ | 01-17-2012 | Staff

[Paladin2]

I’d chain the guy to the rocks overlooking the ship until it is salvaged.

[wideawake]

Francesco Schettino seems to be completely oblivious to how much of a contemptible worm he is.

There was a teenage boy on that liner who could have evacuated immediately, but chose to make himself a human ladder for others to crawl over to safety.

If 12 years is truly all Schettino gets, there is no justice in Italy.

[svcw]

This captain deserves what he gets. He will never be allowed back to any water, he’ll be lucky if he is allowed to take a shower.

[billorites]

Captain Joe Hazelwood of the Exxon Valdez is probably the only guy breathing a sigh of relief.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

The PA guy should have used the magic words.

[Steve Newton]

Mercy

I have never heard of anything quite like this.

Shame

[Red Badger]

What magic words?.........

[RWGinger]

What is it with Italian ship captains?
there was another cruise ship that sunk several years ago and the captain was first off the shop.
Whne questioned he said he told the people to get off. then he left.
this is despicable.

[windcliff]

ping

[Moose4]

Wow. The port authority guy totally went R. Lee Ermey on Captain Schettino’s ass. That is amazing.

}:-)4

[GonzoGOP]

What magic words?

"I'll have you shot if you don't get back on the ship."

[jagusafr]

I’m liking the Port Authority guy, I gotta say. Man after my own heart.

Colonel, USAFR

[mardi59]

This so-called captain sounds like he’s the President of the Bruce Ismay fanclub. Coward!

[bvw]

It was a simple spelling mistake in the cowardly captain’s name!

Can you imagine the frustration in the Port Authority official? To have such a man as that coward at the scene?

[Interesting Times]

Ping.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

unreal

[CrazyIvan]

I’m liking the Port Authority guy, I gotta say. Man after my own heart.

Colonel, USAFR

Me too. Sounds like the kind of guy who worked his way to an unglamorous, hard, thankless job. While the cruise ship captain was able to weasel and brown nose his way to the gravy job.

[wbill]

Thank god this didn't happen farther out to sea.

Can you imagine this guy coordinating offshore rescue ops, instead of from a position where at least a portion of passengers could swim to safety, or could get to safety quickly?

Makes me wonder about the competency of other cruise captains.