5 Dead, 15 Missing in Italian Shipwreck: Are You Less Likely to Take a Cruise Given the Costa Concordia Tragedy?
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2012/01/15 02:49:26
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100 years after the loss of the RMS Titanic, another luxury cruise ship has now experienced maritime disaster. On Friday the 13th, with over 4,000 individuals onboard, the Costa Concordia ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, flipping the ship on its side and tearing a 160-foot gash in its hull.
So far 5 deaths have been reported, over 30 individuals are injured, and 15 others remain unaccounted for—though they may be in hospitals and shelters. Late Saturday night, rescuers found two survivors, one man and one woman, inside the ship after hearing their screams. A third survivor was found alive and onboard early Sunday morning.
The timing is not the only thing that brings back memories of the Titanic tragedy. According to survivors, the chaotic escape from the Costa Concordia could have been pulled straight from the movie. There are reports of passengers running, screaming, falling down stairs, and crawling on their knees in the dark attempting to escape. There were also individuals fighting over lifejackets and others falling or jumping overboard, leading some to suffer from hypothermia.
According to passenger Benji Smith of Boston, a lifeboat crew member instructed those boarding that it was “women and children first,” requiring family members to split up. Many men refused to go along with this plan, resulting in great confusion.
The cause of the wreck is still unknown, but ship’s captain was detained late Saturday and is being investigated under manslaughter allegations, as well as for his decision to abandon ship before many of the passengers were rescued.
Many questions remain: Why did the boat hit a reef to close to the Tuscan island of Giglio? Did a power failure cause the crew to lose control? Did the captain steer the ship in the wrong direction on purpose? Why did it take so long for crew members to tell the passengers that they were in danger?
The Costa Concordia, owned by the U.S.-based cruise giant Carnival Corp., was built in 2004-2005 at a cost of 450 million euros ($570.7 million) at the Fincantieri Sestri shipyard in Italy.
How does this tragedy affect you? Does it make you less likely to take a cruise?
100 years after the loss of the RMS Titanic, another luxury cruise ship has now experienced maritime disaster. On Friday the 13th, with over 4,000 individuals onboard, the Costa Concordia ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, flipping the ship on its side and tearing a 160-foot gash in its hull.
So far 5 deaths have been reported, over 30 individuals are injured, and 15 others remain unaccounted for—though they may be in hospitals and shelters. Late Saturday night, rescuers found two survivors, one man and one woman, inside the ship after hearing their screams. A third survivor was found alive and onboard early Sunday morning.
The timing is not the only thing that brings back memories of the Titanic tragedy. According to survivors, the chaotic escape from the Costa Concordia could have been pulled straight from the movie. There are reports of passengers running, screaming, falling down stairs, and crawling on their knees in the dark attempting to escape. There were also individuals fighting over lifejackets and others falling or jumping overboard, leading some to suffer from hypothermia.
According to passenger Benji Smith of Boston, a lifeboat crew member instructed those boarding that it was “women and children first,” requiring family members to split up. Many men refused to go along with this plan, resulting in great confusion.
The cause of the wreck is still unknown, but ship’s captain was detained late Saturday and is being investigated under manslaughter allegations, as well as for his decision to abandon ship before many of the passengers were rescued.
Many questions remain: Why did the boat hit a reef to close to the Tuscan island of Giglio? Did a power failure cause the crew to lose control? Did the captain steer the ship in the wrong direction on purpose? Why did it take so long for crew members to tell the passengers that they were in danger?
The Costa Concordia, owned by the U.S.-based cruise giant Carnival Corp., was built in 2004-2005 at a cost of 450 million euros ($570.7 million) at the Fincantieri Sestri shipyard in Italy.
How does this tragedy affect you? Does it make you less likely to take a cruise?
Read More: http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/14/world/europe/italy-c...
But do u think it's fair to compare it to titanic?? I mean thank god there aren't a lot of deaths (of course it's sad that some ppl died, but Titanic was way more tragic with 1517 deaths).
"Wait.... hold that thought....." BLAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH (wipes mouth) "Okay.... where were we?"