The Sinking (partial) of the Costa Concordia

Discussion in 'Politics & Current Events' started by minerva, Jan 18, 2012.

  1. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
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    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I still keep thinking back to the NY Post headline: "CHICKEN OF THE SEA"
     
  2. dapip

    dapip Member+

    Sep 5, 2003
    South Florida
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    Millonarios Bogota
    Nat'l Team:
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  3. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It was the same intern who got blamed for punking that newscaseter with the names of the Chinese flight crew on the plane that crashed a while back: Sum Ting Wong, Wi Too Low, Hoo Li Fuk, etc.
     
    minerva and Dr. Wankler repped this.
  4. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
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  5. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    too many similarities between the two.

    Turns way too tight for a ship of their size (and no warning from the ship computers to try to stop you?)
    Directions given to passengers to stay where they are instead of try to get off the ship
    Just enough of the lifeboats released to enable the captain to escape, most boats go down with the ship
    Cap't runs and hides and is pretty much the first off the ship; blames others immediately

    "Luckily", the Concordia came to rest on more solid ground and many of the passengers actually had time to escape, despite the orders that would have left them inside to drown.

    The instant communication for passengers to return to their cabins in both cases is the most troubling and I think points to a much bigger problem. Or it's just a complete coincidence and neither were "normal protocol". I have my doubts.
     
  6. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
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