The answers to all your questions are in my previous posts on this forum - try starting at page 5. I'm only too well aware of FSE - I think we...
Heiwa, if you are so sure the ECR is above the bulkhead deck on CC then I would welcome some insight as to exactly where it is and how the crew...
Heiwa, I am surprised at your insistence on this issue. Your experience of passenger Ro-Ro's should be sufficient to realise that a depth of...
The stepped bulkhead will have ensured the rapid flooding of the compartment forward of the forward generator room given the nature of the nature...
Larger Scale ER - Costa Favolosa - 4th ship of the Concordia Class Attached is a larger scale version of the lower decks of the Concordia as an...
New Data - Costa Favolosa - 4th ship of the Concordia Class Hi all - some more food for thought! A retired colleague of mine has managed to...
If its the same one shown on UK Discovery see how you react to my comments to Discovery below: Cruise Ship Disaster: Inside the Concordia As...
The very first stage of flooding would have had an initial 'loll' as the vessel leaned on the port wing space but this would have quickly...
If you look closely at my Posts 78 & 80 it is unlikely that a 'lolled' condition came into play until shortly before the final grounding. Prior...
Sorry to disagree, but the door shown in the photograph in Post 79 is clearly onto the deck immediately below the lowest passenger deck which is...
Concordia's oldest sister ship - serious fire! More trouble for Costa - lucky that no-one was hurt this time!...
Discovery's version of C C in UK Scheduled to run at 10 pm Sunday - might be worth watching! Some serious technical errors - lack of any...
The stabiliser lies roughly horizontal well above the line of the bilge keel which was the first point of contact with the 'rock' . The aft end...
See my posts 216 and 219 on page 15 of forum http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/stability/costa-concordia-80-deg-list-really-scary-41331-15.html It...
I'm afraid you are mistaking Gross Tonnage (volume) for weight - even Japanese journalists cannot get it right! The weight of the vessel will be...
Addendum to Post 307 above – a Scenario for Progressive flooding The sketch attempts to show the waterline W3L3 (in red) relating to the 13.2...
Addendum to Post 78 Simulating Costa Concordia – a Scenario for Progressive flooding The sketch attempts to show the waterline W3L3 (in red)...
Thanks for the screen shots. They bear out my contention of general crew panic and lack of discipline over WT doors. They are all typical of...
