Captain Abandons Ship As Concordia Sinks
 

Amazing transcript here

[url=http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/17/port-authority-to-cruise-ship-captain-get-on-board-damn-it/]Port Authority to cruise ship captain: 'Get on board, damn it' – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs[/url]

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That captain is royally screwed.
He was so far off course it was ridiculous.

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I guess he apparently overrode the computer system so he could sail closer to some island or something like that. Either way, yeah he's screwed

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Just an unbelievable story all around.

What a pathetic display by this so called captain.

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I just do not get how these things happen. I have decent electronics on my boat and if I was crusing something that big I'd have three warnings that would go off. The first is on the radar where I can set an alarm to go off if anything gets within a set distance. The the depth finder has a warning alarm if I'm heading into water of a certain depth which I can choose when the alarm goes off. Then your GPS chart plotter gives your location, locaction of land, and it gives depths and warnings about hazards in and around you. If you have ever watched the show Whale Wars remember the alarms going off as they get closer to the other ships. Thats what these captains would hear. You cannot ignor them. Well, maybe you can.LOL

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[quote=Alvin Walton;876480]That captain is royally screwed.
He was so far off course it was ridiculous.

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[I][COLOR=Purple]Posted from a big ass PC with an illuminated keyboard and a big fat mouse. Not some nerdy little yuppie combo phone with a screen the size of a Chicklet.[/COLOR][/I]
Every time I read your sig I picture you as this guy.


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I agree fawk the yuppies and their fancy machines I am still washing my clothes with this:

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Still humping my leg, huh?
If you want to insult me just send me a PM instead hijacking threads.
:doh:

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[quote=Alvin Walton;876507]Still humping my leg, huh?
[I][B]If you want to insult me just send me a PM instead hijacking threads.[/B][/I]
:doh:[/quote]

Nah that is no fun then only I am laughing at you. Much better when it is a group of us.

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[quote=Alvin Walton;876507]Still humping my leg, huh?
If you want to insult me just send me a PM instead hijacking threads.
:doh:[/quote]

Not sure why he insulted you but I agree all unsults need to be public so we can all enjoy a good internet fight.

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[quote=Mattyk;876483]Just an unbelievable story all around.

[B]What a pathetic display by this so called captain.[/B][/quote]

Forgive me if this is an offensive term, but that guy is a giant pu**y. Are you kidding? That transcript... I mean, I don't even know what to say.

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It's disgraceful. I mean I get that he was probably terrified and realized that getting back on board that ship probably means he's likely walking into death...but that's unfortunately the risk and responsibility you take as captain of a ship...and the risk you take when you don't follow the proper route

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[quote=SmootSmack;876523]It's disgraceful. I mean I get that he was probably terrified and realized that getting back on board that ship probably means he's likely walking into death...but that's unfortunately the risk and responsibility you take as captain of a ship...and the risk you take when you don't follow the proper route[/quote]

He knows the ship. He knows the protocols for this situation. He has the ability to get back on the boat and help save these people- women and children included... And he just sits on his hands and watches the mayhem that ensues from a disaster that he's responsible for. What a POS.

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Theres a video on CNN that shows the ships path and exactly what happened.
I think a lot of people think it hit a rock and stopped and sank right near where it was.
According to the video the rock was hit a ways up the coast.
The ship continued on to the the little town and turned around 180 degrees as if to try to make it into the tiny port area.
But instead it sank/listed so badly that it stopped at the harbor entrance.
The captain did not call for help (to the Coast guard or anyone else) after the collision. I’m guessing he did not think the damage was so bad and could make it to port.
But how the hell do you not know a giant boulder is stuck up your ass?
I think he had a bit of a god complex going and tried to minimize the the whole situation by making it to port instead of sinking in deeper water.
Immediately after he struck the rock he should have started deploying lifeboats.
He screwed up in a lot of different ways.

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He took a taxi out of there instead of getting back on the ship?? If that's true...

[url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087704/Costa-Concordia-cruise-ship-captain-Francesco-Schettino-DID-abandon-ship-passengers.html]Costa Concordia cruise ship captain Francesco Schettino DID abandon ship 'before passengers' | Mail Online[/url]

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It's in Italian but you can hear the anger in the coast guard's voice here, even if you don't understand Italian

[url=http://video.corrierefiorentino.corriere.it/telefonate-il-comandante-capitaneria/cf-167017]Le telefonate tra il comandante e la capitaneria - Video - Corriere Fiorentino TV[/url]

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[quote=SmootSmack;876530]He took a taxi out of there instead of getting back on the ship?? If that's true...

[URL="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087704/Costa-Concordia-cruise-ship-captain-Francesco-Schettino-DID-abandon-ship-passengers.html"]Costa Concordia cruise ship captain Francesco Schettino DID abandon ship 'before passengers' | Mail Online[/URL][/quote]

Wow. Apparently he changed the course so he could cruise past the shore and honk the horn for a retired officer that lived on the water there, and also to impress the family of one of his crew. So it's because of showboating this happens... And then he hails a taxi while there are still passengers missing and in the water.

This is one of the biggest displays of cowardice and stupidity I can ever remember seeing in my life.

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[quote=GMScud;876542]Wow. Apparently he changed the course so he could cruise past the shore and honk the horn for a retired officer that lived on the water there, and also to impress the family of one of his crew. So it's because of showboating this happens... And then he hails a taxi while there are still passengers missing and in the water.

This is one of the biggest displays of cowardice and stupidity I can ever remember seeing in my life.[/quote]

The changing of course should not have been an issue unless its uncharted waters. Even my $500 GPS shows a map and the depth of the water around me and shows my location. So I can look at the depth of the water miles in front of me.

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[quote=GMScud;876542]Wow. Apparently he changed the course so he could cruise past the shore and honk the horn for a retired officer that lived on the water there, and also to impress the family of one of his crew. So it's because of showboating this happens... And then he hails a taxi while there are still passengers missing and in the water.

This is one of the biggest displays of cowardice and stupidity I can ever remember seeing in my life.[/quote]

That retired officer is pretty pissed that he's been thrown into the middle of all this

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[quote=GMScud;876542]Wow. Apparently he changed the course so he could cruise past the shore and honk the horn for a retired officer that lived on the water there, and also to impress the family of one of his crew. So it's because of showboating this happens... And then he hails a taxi while there are still passengers missing and in the water.

This is one of the biggest displays of cowardice and stupidity I can ever remember seeing in my life.[/quote]

Agreed. I have no idea how someone so irresponsible could be placed in such a position. What a little bitch. And the story as read [URL="http://overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/16/10164356-captains-favor-to-head-waiter-to-blame-for-cruise-ship-disaster"]here[/URL] says that it was done as a favor to the head waiter who had family staying on the island it passed by. The captain is gonna be paying for this disaster for the rest of his life.

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[quote=firstdown;876546]The changing of course should not have been an issue unless its uncharted waters. Even my $500 GPS shows a map and the depth of the water around me and shows my location. So I can look at the depth of the water miles in front of me.[/quote]

Yeah I mean I'm sure they have state of the art equipment on those ships. The fact that that rock ripped a 160 foot hole in the boat and the captain waited an hour to even report it?? WTF??

Wait so that damn captain didn't even get back on board even after telling the coast guard he would??

#Hail to the Redskins

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[quote=mredskins;876505][I][COLOR=purple]Posted from a big ass PC with an illuminated keyboard and a big fat mouse. Not some nerdy little yuppie combo phone with a screen the size of a Chicklet.[/COLOR][/I]
Every time I read your sig I picture you as this guy.


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I agree fawk the yuppies and their fancy machines I am still washing my clothes with this:

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post of the day...hilarious

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[quote=Mattyk;876554]post of the day...hilarious[/quote]


See, if I had PM that I would have missed out on such prestigious award.

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If you guys cant see this on your two inch screens send me your address and I'll mail you a hard copy.

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I have a 3.5 inch screen thank you.

What kind of cell are you rockin' AW? Is this one yours? ;)

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**** you guys!! EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD FOR HIMSELF!! This captain is not going down with the ship!!!




Was this guy high? Should lock him up for life.

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This is so tragic. And scary too, considering I'll be on a cruise in October.

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You guys need to make up

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-9QhaPmiwY&feature=related]Dog mating fail - YouTube[/ame]

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[quote=firstdown;876635]You guys need to make up

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-9QhaPmiwY&feature=related]Dog mating fail - YouTube[/url][/quote]

That might have supplanted mredskins' post as the post of the day

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[quote=Mattyk;876608]I have a 3.5 inch screen thank you.

What kind of cell are you rockin' AW? Is this one yours?[quote] ;)



No, I have a basic shitty little flip phone.

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[quote=firstdown;876635]You guys need to make up

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-9QhaPmiwY&feature=related]Dog mating fail - YouTube[/url][/quote]

LOL! Oh that was gross. I'll second SS' nomination there.

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[quote=Alvin Walton;876656][quote=Mattyk;876608]I have a 3.5 inch screen thank you.

What kind of cell are you rockin' AW? Is this one yours?[quote] ;)



No, I have a basic shitty little flip phone.[/quote]

Really, why does it matter what kind of phone you have. I also have a flip phone and I don't text, receive emails, or have my phone wipe my a$$. Its a phone so I call and receive calls.

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[quote=SmootSmack;876538]It's in Italian but you can hear the anger in the coast guard's voice here, even if you don't understand Italian

[url=http://video.corrierefiorentino.corriere.it/telefonate-il-comandante-capitaneria/cf-167017]Le telefonate tra il comandante e la capitaneria - Video - Corriere Fiorentino TV[/url][/quote]

Wow:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX_08zcCmx8]Telephone call between Costa Concordia Captain and Italian Coast Guard (ENGLISH SUB) - YouTube[/ame]

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[quote=firstdown;876671][quote=Alvin Walton;876656][quote=Mattyk;876608]I have a 3.5 inch screen thank you.

What kind of cell are you rockin' AW? Is this one yours?

Really, why does it matter what kind of phone you have. I also have a flip phone and I don't text, receive emails, or have my phone wipe my a$$. Its a phone so I call and receive calls.[/quote]

Its not really about my phone. Its about my sig.
I made it because I know some guys here view the forum on very small electronic gizmos and in the past when I have posted large pictures and have used large text they get all bent out of shape, which makes me laugh because I have a expensive gaming PC with a couple large monitors.
Its not my fault they choose to view the internet on a postage stamp sized Poindexter unit.
:cheeky-sm

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LOVE the sig!

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Ohhh, I see. It's cool. He TRIPPED and fell into the lifeboat, that's why he left the ship. :doh:

[url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087704/Costa-Concordia-Captain-Francesco-Schettino-I-left-I-FELL-lifeboat.html]Costa Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino: I only left because I FELL into lifeboat | Mail Online[/url]

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[quote=GMScud;876805]Ohhh, I see. It's cool. He TRIPPED and fell into the lifeboat, that's why he left the ship. :doh:

[url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087704/Costa-Concordia-Captain-Francesco-Schettino-I-left-I-FELL-lifeboat.html]Costa Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino: I only left because I FELL into lifeboat | Mail Online[/url][/quote]

Greatest excuse ever

By the way, did I see your wife on Saturday? Blue honda?

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[quote=GMScud;876805]Ohhh, I see. It's cool. He TRIPPED and fell into the lifeboat, that's why he left the ship. :doh:

[url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087704/Costa-Concordia-Captain-Francesco-Schettino-I-left-I-FELL-lifeboat.html]Costa Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino: I only left because I FELL into lifeboat | Mail Online[/url][/quote]

This guy is just un-freaking-believable. Wow

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[quote=GMScud;876805]Ohhh, I see. It's cool. He TRIPPED and fell into the lifeboat, that's why he left the ship. :doh:

[url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087704/Costa-Concordia-Captain-Francesco-Schettino-I-left-I-FELL-lifeboat.html]Costa Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino: I only left because I FELL into lifeboat | Mail Online[/url][/quote]



That's almost too stupid not to laugh at. It's a shame this man's foolishness has cost people their lives. Should never be set free again.

[QUOTE=NC_Skins;876831]That's almost too stupid not to laugh at. It's a shame this man's foolishness has cost people their lives. Should never be set free again.[/QUOTE]

This.