Last voyage for Costa Concordia cruise ship

News from the Concordia.
1

Costa Cruises has agreed with almost all the passengers with no injuries or deaths.
agreement is approximately 14,000 euros.

All inclusives, payment in a week.

2
U.S. passengers will demand for punitive damages 460,000,000 euros.
In Italy and in Europe punitive damages has not expected.
Contract has been done in Europe.
Good luck to the survivors.

Soon will know the Italian courts and they will regret Schettino.

3

Costa Cruises said:
will be ready in two months the plan to remove the wreck from Giglio.
About a year works for complete removal.

Happy holidays to Giglio.

4
Even David Letterman handled the Concordia.
In Schettino imitation Letterman made a fox accent and not an Italian accent; politically correct.

Fox imitation, however, must be improved.

 

lol, good one!

 

Accetto.

In the meantime the hull gets hogged to the Max.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uJvazG8nI8

 

Father gets wet . . .

Cheers,
Angel

 

At least it doesn't mention he had a friend along

 

Terror at sea - the sinking of the concordia

This might be worth watching:

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/terror-at-sea-the-sinking-of-the-concordia

 

He has a new logo now.

 

Maybe this sticker should become mandatory on the bridge as a note from NA's and builders. And a special note should go to the ship's owners that they should take care of the Upper Nut that they assigned as Captain . . . . . . .

Costa Europa's Captain killed three crew members on February 26, 2010 in Sharm el-Sheikh and used the wind as an excuse while other cruise ships canceled Sharm el-Sheikh that day because of the wind . . . .

MS Thomson Dream, the former Costa Europa ---> 2010 dock collision

It's said in post #303 and #820 that Schettino was the Captain but I couldn't find confirmation or disconfirmation about that...

Google "Costa Europa Sharm el-Sheikh" or "Costa Europa accident" or "Costa Europa pier" or "Costa Europa dock" for more . . .

Cheers,
Angel

 

I'd be surprised if the nut in this latest case doesn't become of lock-nut, for a few years anyway.

 

It is the apparatus behind the wheel that is always the problem.

 

I was on the C Europa in july 2009, see attached picture
The Sharm el Sheikh incident happened in feb 2010 shorly before the Europa was leased/sold to Thomson

I don't know what was wrong with the previous trials to post the picture but now it worked. Look at the tan-faced captain, but the smile was pure show.

 

Picture of stbd side prop. in what looks like a slight 'tunnel' with the end of the huge skeg showing the last of the 3 thrusters housed in it.

 

Starboard propeller.
Fixed pitch, 5 blades.
Inward turning (counter CW).

Port propeller is therefore CW.

Demonstrates that general info on the web is very often not reliable...

Francois-Xavier Nettersheim

 

Hmm, looks a little like old Francesco himself.

 

As I posted earlier, inboard turning wheels are normal on DP equipped vessels. I believe probably all liners are DP, so they can dock and undock by computer. Requires less ship handling skill.

Disadvantage of inboard turning wheels, is larger turning radius and more side slip. It's the side slip they want when docking. Intentional side slip is called "walking". Many captains like a boat that "walks"!
This contributed to Concordias disaster and may help explain the undamaged stabilizer.