Cruise Ship Wreck in the Mediterranean

[RadicalModerate]

Would it be fair to say that The Cruise Line didn't have free and clear title to the vessel?
That they were making some sort of payments on it to other entities?

Perhaps they should claim that Neptune's Spear came out of the depths, ripping the gossimer hull, and therefore this was an act of gods.
(Or Posiedon's trident . . .)
(Or Thunder's (Thor's) earthquake moving the sea floor around)

[ljbab728]

Would it be fair to say that The Cruise Line didn't have free and clear title to the vessel?
That they were making some sort of payments on it to other entities?

Perhaps they should claim that Neptune's Spear came out of the depths, ripping the gossimer hull, and therefore this was an act of gods.
(Or Posiedon's trident . . .)
(Or Thunder's (Thor's) earthquake moving the sea floor around)

Radical, you're starting to scare me. You're starting to sound like Thunder.

[RadicalModerate]

It must be contagious . . . =)

[Thunder]

Radical, you're starting to scare me. You're starting to sound like Thunder.

But, but, but no one can sound like me. Remember, I'm special. Can I slap you now?

[ljbab728]

But, but, but no one can sound like me. Remember, I'm special. Can I slap you now?

No.

[Thunder]

No.

I feel so rejected. :-(

[Easy180]

I don't have to pray about anything. I assure you they are very well insured.

Betting the claims department manager crapped his pants after seeing pics

[Easy180]

Looks like the captain did a close "fly by" as a favor to the head waiter who was from the island

Umm...

[jn1780]

I know you are pretty well informed on this kind of thing...will the ship ever be seaworthy again? Or, was it totaled? I know nothing about this sort of thing but have been mortified at the stories I've read.

Doesn't seem likely when their is a big long gash on the bottom of the ship and a rock sticking out of the hull.

[BB37]

They pulled another five bodies out of the wreck today. The owners have brought in a salvage firm to try and salvage the ship, but it'll be tricky at best. The ship reportedly is sitting on a shallow ledge, with a steep dropoff just beyond. They are expecting storms with high seas in the area, and there are concerns the ship will shift off the ledge and sink.

[MadMonk]

There are already t-****s:
"Vada a bordo, cazzo!"
(Get back on board, for ****'s sake!)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...sake-logo.html

[Bunty]

But the captain said he never did such a thing as abandoned his ship. Instead, he said he tripped off the ship and landed in a lifeboat.

[RadicalModerate]

Perhaps it was a failed plot by those Somali Pirates to widen their sphere of influence?
Laugh if you will, but where did that previously not there underwater rock come from?
Hmmmm?

[Snowman]

But the captain said he never did such a thing as abandoned his ship. Instead, he said he tripped off the ship and landed in a lifeboat.

Is he claiming the first officer simultaneously tripped onto the same lifeboat?

[RadicalModerate]

Titanic? . . . (i don't think so)

How about "Carnival CRUISE of Souls?" . . .

[MadMonk]

Is he claiming the first officer simultaneously tripped onto the same lifeboat?

LOL, and then refused to get back on the ship?

[RadicalModerate]

Gigli (2nd worst movie ever) . . .
Giglio (cruise disaster location) . . . .?

Coincidence? . . .
Or Something Else? . . .
(perhaps involving somali pirates?)

[OKCTalker]

Chesley Sullenberger - US Airways captain of "Miracle On The Hudson" fame - was the last one out of his A320 and into a life raft after walking the entire cabin twice, including the submerged rear portion, and ensuring that all passengers and crew were out. It took hours to reconcile the passenger manifest against those who were rescued. He was so focused on confirmation of their status that he never even changed clothes. The aircraft was damaged during extraction from the water two days later, otherwise it could have been repaired for around $20 million and returned to service (aircraft value $60+ million).

As for the future of the Costa Concordia - from refloating to rebuilding or scrapping - it'll be interesting to follow.

[silvergrove]

Why did it sink?

[Roadhawg]

They should have used a rock instead of a champagne bottle

[ljbab728]

In an amazing engineering feat, this ship is upright again.

Shipwrecked Concordia declared vertical off Italy | News OK

[jn1780]

Daylight in Italy. Ship looks really rough on the starboard side. Two areas are severely crushed where the ship was leaning against rocks.

I wouldn't be surprised if it takes another year for the starboard sponsons to be installed and the ship re-floated. The salvage workers don't have the luxury of working on a dry horizontal plane like they did on the port side and much of the welding will have to take place underwater. Plus, they have all the damage to work around.