Posted on 01/17/2012 6:57:02 AM PST by Red Badger
Francesco Schettino to appear before judge today
Arrested on suspicion of multiple manslaughter and abandoning ship
Ignored order from coastguard to return to ship
'Offered to return to doomed cruise liner, but only to collect black box'
Junior officers led a 'mutiny' after he dithered in giving orders
Seventh person was found dead in shipwrecked vessel, rescuers say this morning
35 Britons on board reported safe and well, more than 60 people injured, 29 still missing
Reports Schettino was dining with passengers when the accident happened
The Costa Concordia's captain did abandon ship before hundreds of his passengers, it has emerged via a transcript of a conversation between him and the local coastguard.
Francesco Schettino, who will be questioned today by investigating magistrate Valeria Montesarchio, also lied to the Captain of the Port of Livorno's Coastguard when asked how many people were on board the sinking liner, Italian media reported today.
He initially replied '40', when there were actually hundreds still at risk, and when further questioned admitted he was not even there.
He then ignored an order to go back onto the sinking ship - with some reports suggesting he volunteered to return, but only to pick up the black box.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Well, that’s better than an underwater shot.............
That won’t look so good on the resume, will it?
Here is one of his other previous jobs.
Gotta love how those diesels never quit running!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-4lmNPSYAg
Captain Obama and the USS hopey changey...
The example in Atlas Shrugged of what Francisco d'Anconia and Hank Rearden did to stave off disaster at Rearden's steel mill says explains exactly what Ayn Rand would have thought of the cowardly cruise ship captain's actions.
Altruism is self-sacrifice, and has nothing to do with the responsibilities of leadership.
I can see him doing the same thing too, and it would not surprise me if he did it sooner than Jan. 20th if this country has some sort of major emergency that he would be expected to deal with. Considering his lack of skills to deal with problems though it might be good if he did flee in an emergency.
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