Posted on 01/16/2012 9:06:35 AM PST by C19fan
t was every man and crew member for himself. Survivors from the Costa Concordia spoke angrily yesterday of the nightmare evacuation from the stricken ship as women and children were left behind. In the terrifying moments after the giant vessel began to list, fights even broke out to get into the lifeboats. Men refused to prioritise women, expectant mothers and children as they pushed themselves forward to escape. Crew ignored their passengers leaving chefs and waiters to help out.
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Point taken, but HOW cold is it? I realize it's winter, but it's the Mediterranean, not the North Atlantic. I wonder how much difference there is?
The Captain and Mate have been arrested and, I believe, charge with manslaughter. Both abandoned ship leaving passengers and crew behind. This is all over the sailing and maritime boards.
On the Central America (see Ship of Gold) the male passengers wouldn’t even let the women bail at first.
Lawyers are going to make a ton of money on this disaster.
Costa will be out of business shortly.
The ship had multiple waterproof compartments breached. Possibly/probably more than would allow it to continue afloat. The captain (probably crew) would have one choice, ground the ship to prevent sinking.
the ship was grounded, with people on board having no idea where they were or close to shore or what was going on. All the while the ship was tilting.
Also remember lifeboats are also those inflating types. Those barrels on the side launch out and inflate into boats.
once the ship “grounded” those that realized the ship was not moving any more could sit and wait. IF you could figure this out.
In the meantime the crew, probably has a few unreported dead, and passengers are limited in their recourses. There is a ONE YEAR statute of limitations, no right to jury trial b/c of the ticket waiver, probably a binding arbitration clause, AND the crew has to have their case in their home treaty nations.
Costa cruise line is always suspect even if it is a subdivision of carnival.
The reason lifeboats left empty was because the ship sank so slowly and in such gentle seas that passengers were extremely reluctant to leave the apparently safe ship for the tiny life boat. The ship had been billed as unsinkable and she almost was. If five water tight compartments had been breached she would have made New York, or at least Halifax. In the event, the iceberg breached six.
Some passengers braved the water, with a temperature of about 57 degrees, and swam to safety. Others had no choice, as they fell into the chilly water. Nighttime temperatures on Giglio have recently dipped below freezing.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/16/world/europe/italy-ship-scene/?hpt=wo_c1
If they had hit the iceberg head on, the ship would have stayed afloat.
Many probably could swim -- given the right conditions, attire, and preparedness. Bobbing in the water, at night while dressed for dinner, I'm not sure.
I did the full clothing swim test at USAFA years ago. I would not want to try it now.
Modern feminism dictates that women should be treated like men when it is convenient for them to be treated like men but treated like women when it is convenient for them to be treated like women.
Frankly, I had more respect for the original feminists who only wanted to be treated like men.
Think of being in bed at night and your bedroom gets turned on its side. You now have to climb up a 16’ wall to get to the door to the hallway.
Now imagine if you are 75 years old and trying to do it.
Imagine you also have received injuries during the collision.
Also, the lights may be out.
Get the picture.
This has NOTHING to do with gender. It’s about caring for your fellow human beings. Common decency.
But hey, we live in a every person for themselves society.
Another Italian ship had the same crew problem years ago. Maybe it’s ITALY?
Evidently, the captain previously accepted a substantial payment from a Hollywood studio eager to capitalize on a disaster (any disaster) with an entertainment product to rival the success of the smash hit of the entertainment product TITANIC. The production of the entertainment product is ready to go into production any day, reports Variety, with the title song already written, recorded and titled “My Heart Will Continue”.
The lights went out first. It was the first sign most passengers had of anything being wrong.
First the passengers were told it was an electrical problem. While a true statement, it is like telling someone they lost their shoe after their leg was ripped off.
I think the editor at the Daily Mail might be a sexist chauvinist pig. I mean, how many pictures of dancer Rose Metcalf do they need?
what’s the problem? isn’t this what the left has been pushing for? women treated the same as men?
people need to live with the ‘change’ for them to truly understand the problems with it
which is why we’ll have another round of 0bama (or hillary if 0bama doesn’t make the ticket)
nope, limitation of liability to the value of the ship.
treaties limiting crew damages.
ticket contracts which limit forum selection and binding arbitration.
all which have been litigated, all which have been upheld.
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