Ran Aground
The Costa Concordia, an Italian cruise ship ran aground on the Italian island Giglio. The damage was enough to start the ship sinking and precipitate an evacuation. I'm thinking somebody's in trouble.
Comments
That picture is ama...spectacular! Unfortunately there were some deaths involved.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 01/14/12 at 12:55 AM
Too bad Kate wasn't on this one. At least she would have been news worthy for something.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 01/14/12 at 12:57 AM
Interesting contrast between the photo for this post and the one previous, as I said there I'd sooner go to sea in a leaky dixie cup!
Posted by Tyrusguy on 01/14/12 at 02:48 AM
This type stuff is pretty common over here there although loss of life is rare. There is just so much ferry and cruise traffic to around the Med and then they keep trying to get these big boats into those small island harbors.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 01/14/12 at 04:23 AM
The story is not necessarily weird but the picture is cool.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 01/14/12 at 07:32 AM
rotflmao! 😛
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 01/14/12 at 10:03 AM
Here's a link to some more pictures of the ship going down. Thanks BD.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 01/14/12 at 10:07 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/14/world/europe/italy-cruise-deaths/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
:red:
:red:
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 01/14/12 at 10:08 AM
Let me guess: Sylvio Berlusconi decided she should go down.
Posted by TheCannyScot in Atlanta, GA on 01/14/12 at 02:10 PM
As a lifelong sailor I'd wager that this wreck was caused by either human error or over reliance on GPS.
On one occasion while navigating the inter-coastal waterway in North Carolina the GPS said that I was driving the boat up onto the shore then back into the water! Thankfully it was clear weather on a sunny day! If it had been at night in bad weather/limited visibility I might well have driven onto the opposite shore to avoid the "hazard"! 🐛
On one occasion while navigating the inter-coastal waterway in North Carolina the GPS said that I was driving the boat up onto the shore then back into the water! Thankfully it was clear weather on a sunny day! If it had been at night in bad weather/limited visibility I might well have driven onto the opposite shore to avoid the "hazard"! 🐛
Posted by Tyrusguy on 01/15/12 at 01:57 PM
@ BD (BrokeDad) Just to be clear the first US Navy Female WARSHIP Captain was HOLLY GRAF.
How did she do?, NOT well! In the link it tells how when her crew THOUGHT she had run the ship aground (thus ending her career) they broke into song. What song? Ding Dong the witch is dead!
It also calls her the navy's female captain Bligh! She was relieved of command for mistreating her crew! :coolsmirk:
How did she do?, NOT well! In the link it tells how when her crew THOUGHT she had run the ship aground (thus ending her career) they broke into song. What song? Ding Dong the witch is dead!
It also calls her the navy's female captain Bligh! She was relieved of command for mistreating her crew! :coolsmirk:
Posted by Tyrusguy on 01/15/12 at 02:32 PM
@ Raph People have always made jokes in the face of tragedy! It's called dark humor. You can either laugh or go insane as the saying goes!
P.S. Why doesn't Costa cruise line ships have tubs or showers aboard?
They figure the passengers will wash-up on shore! :lol:
P.S. Why doesn't Costa cruise line ships have tubs or showers aboard?
They figure the passengers will wash-up on shore! :lol:
Posted by Tyrusguy on 01/15/12 at 08:02 PM
Commenting is not available in this channel entry.
Category: