Last voyage for Costa Concordia cruise ship

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  1. hoytedow
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    Questo che si chiama Costa Crociere?

    Never mind. I figured it out. :eek:

    Costa Crociere means Costa Cruises. I am a little slow sometimes. :eek:
     
  2. Gian Milan

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    Ciao Hot.
    I don't understant your question.
     
  3. hoytedow
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    I was reading the caption over the video.

    It said, "Il video che imbarazza Costa Crociere"
     
  4. Gian Milan

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    Costa is an Italian name, translatable in Coast.
    Crociera is the translation of Cruise.

    So Costa Crociere is the name of the shipowner.
    it has a lot of ships: Costa Serena, Costa Favolosa, Costa Deliziosa ecc. ecc.
    Is no longer owner of Costa Concordia.
     
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    Yeah, I got it; too late.
     
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    they have one called Costa Fortuna....except the name was on the wrong boat
     
  7. Gian Milan

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    it was not easy, there was the catch of the name Costa translatable in Coast....
     
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    Try Miami Beach. It should be called Costa Plenty.
     
  9. Gian Milan

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    now that they killed people and ruined the insurance companies, should buy one and call it Costa Dad Unknown.

    Ugly sons of bitches!
     
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    anyone got a Furuno Navnet on board?
    I wonder what it shows of the sea bed there if anything?
    Have to get Russian charts I guess, they are the best charts of the US as well
     
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    With reports surfacing that this vessel has been making 'showboat' passes of the island even closer than the final one, the question arises of moral and possible legal culpability of a lot of people who could have, should have, but presumably didn't blow the whistle on this madness. Anything less than a full "Royal Commission" type enquiry would be inadequate.
     
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    that will mean there will be plenty of data on the VDR
     
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    Panoply of safety devices failed to prevent disaster
    Nick O'malley
    January 17, 2012
    http://www.theage.com.au/world/pano...nt-disaster-20120116-1q3au.html#ixzz1jsBAZfOz

    "These ships are floating hotels - skyscrapers, really" ... Andrew Linington.

    WHEN the Costa Concordia ground onto rocks between the island of Giglio and the Tuscan coast its captain, Francesco Schettino, and officers of the watch had some of the most sophisticated electronic navigation systems ever created at their fingertips.

    ...

    According to the maritime professionals' union, Nautilus International, some safety issues have been exacerbated by the shape of modern cruising. ''The alarm bells have been ringing with many of us for well over a decade now,'' says the director of communications for Nautilus, Andrew Linington. ''These ships are floating hotels - skyscrapers, really. The design has been extrapolated from that of smaller ships: they have high sides, a small draught [the height below the waterline] and are very difficult to manoeuvre in high winds.''

    Ship design has focused on building ever more upper deck cabins, shopping malls and pools that test stability compared with traditional ocean liners. The Concordia is dwarfed by behemoths such as the Allure of the Seas, which can carry more than 6000 passengers and 2000 crew.

    ''We believe a lot of basic safety principles are being compromised to maximise the revenue,'' Mr Linington said.

    with Guardian News & Media

    Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/world/pano...nt-disaster-20120116-1q3au.html#ixzz1jsBAZfOz
     

  15. Boston

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    oh that would be just "priceless" if they were actually playing some twisted game of chicken with the rocks.

    no wonder the parent company is trying to distance itself from any responsibility

    On top of that and whatever happens the captains refusal to get back aboard when ordered isn't going to play well in court.
     
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