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Survivors of the Costa Concordia have told of the panic and chaos as thousands of people desperately attempted to flee the stricken vessel.Incredible stories of survival have emerged today from some of the 4,200 people on board the cruise liner which hit the rocks off the coast of the tiny Italian island of Giglio. Fathers desperate to be with their families ignored the order that women and children should go first. There was even fighting between some passengers who tried to get on lifeboats. Some people described it as being an 'every man for himself' situation. American passengers Mark and Sarah Plath had been asleep in their cabin when the first warning alert was sounded.Mr Plath told Good Morning America: 'The announcement came on in nine different languages. I noticed the ship was leaning about ten degrees to the left but I though they were turning real fast. 'We went back to sleep after they said, ''[B]Be calm[/B], we'll let you know more when we know more. They said it was an electrical fault. 'Around 45 minutes later they said to go to the muster station, so we put on life jackets and clothes. The ship was at quite an angle, walking through the halls was difficult and going down stairs was difficult.
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'Everyone had life jackets on and deck stewards were checking all the rooms. There were around 1,000 people on the fourth floor and people were piling into lifeboats. It was just panic and chaos.' When they got to shore Mrs Plath, who is a nurse, helped other survivors. She said: 'One woman had blood running down her face from a gash in her nose, it was possibly fractured. Older couples were collapsing on the ground, they were so tired. We kept checking on them and trying to keep people calm.' When asked if she would go on another cruise, she added: 'I don't think so...I think [B]I'm done[/B].'
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Very late, and where did Costa Rica come from?
[QUOTE=Ridge;34237409]Very late, and where did Costa Rica come from?[/QUOTE]
It sails under the Costa Rica flag, doesn't it?
Wow, you'd think with today's tech and a knowledge we would avoid sinking a multi-million dollar ship
It annoys me how everyone panicked: 1) They were off the coast of Italy (a country that has a moderate to warm climate) 2) Worst comes to worst, they would just end up in the water waiting to be picked up.
I'd understand if they were in the middle of the ocean where temperatures were below-freezing, but really, what was the danger here? Stay calm, let the women and children and less-able passengers off and wait for rescue.
But I guess they were scared because the cruise was rolling onto it's side, so that's reason to panic I suppose.
PS: It's 8:28am here and I've just woken up and I'm just typing my thoughts and I've realized I'm wrong. There was reason to panic. Whoops!
[QUOTE=loopoo;34237756]It annoys me how everyone panicked: 1) They were off the coast of Italy (a country that has a moderate to warm climate) 2) Worst comes to worst, they would just end up in the water waiting to be picked up.
I'd understand if they were in the middle of the ocean where temperatures were below-freezing, but really, what was the danger here? Stay calm, let the women and children and less-able passengers off and wait for rescue.
But I guess they were scared because the cruise was rolling onto it's side, so that's reason to panic I suppose.
PS: It's 8:28am here and I've just woken up and I'm just typing my thoughts and I've realized I'm wrong. There was reason to panic. Whoops![/QUOTE]
No safety drill yet
Senior crew not raising a alarm
Crew not knowing whats going on
Ship tilting onto its side
How do you not panic again?
What baffles me is that the ship sank on the side opposite of the hole. How does that work?
A collegue of mine was supposed to go on a cruise on that ship this summer.
[QUOTE=FreakySoup;34238042]What baffles me is that the ship sank on the side opposite of the hole. How does that work?[/QUOTE]
It started to list instantly after the breach so the sudden rush of water would have pushed it over to a point where it could not recover. Depending on how deep the water is, the listing and rock impalement would have saved more lives most likely.
What I don't get is how they missed the rising sandbar followed by a ROCK on the depth gauge.
[QUOTE=ViralHatred;34238358]What I don't get is how they missed the rising sandbar followed by a ROCK on the depth gauge.[/QUOTE]The fathometer starts rising fast enough that a ship this size can't be slowed down and/or maneuvered away in time.
The ship was also, according to the captain, manuvering to the left at the time, which makes sense as you can see in the image the hole is after the undamaged and quite long manuvering fin. I imagine the depth gagues are orientated down and forward.
[QUOTE=FreakySoup;34238042]What baffles me is that the ship sank on the side opposite of the hole. How does that work?[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=FreakySoup;34238042]What baffles me is that the ship sank on the side opposite of the hole. How does that work?[/QUOTE]
Water enters through the hole why air escapes through the hole. If the ship would go down hole first, water couldn't enter as air wouldn't leave, and the ship wouldn't sink.
Just try to sink a bucket that's upside down next time you're swimming.
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