ItalianGuest Posted January 14, 2012 #1 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Have a look to these links: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://wwww.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/cronaca/2012/01/13/visualizza_new.html_44175735.html&ei=1sUQT8jbA8rY4QSr2rDHAw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=6&sqi=2&ved=0CFcQ7gEwBQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dansa%2Bcosta%2Bconcordia%2Bavaria%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1680%26bih%3D914%26prmd%3Dimvns http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.la****one.it/grosseto/cronaca/2012/01/13/652378-nave_crociera_avaria.shtml&ei=IcoQT-ePCov54QTX3LHxAw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CD0Q7gEwAg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcosta%2Bconcordia%2Bavaria%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1680%26bih%3D914%26prmd%3Dimvns Fortunately all passengers safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray66 Posted January 14, 2012 #2 Share Posted January 14, 2012 "A major rescue operation is under way after a cruise ship carrying 4,000 passengers ran aground off the coast of Italy. The Costa Concordia left port this evening for a seven-day Mediterranean cruise but after two hours of leaving it ground to a halt in the sea with a major electrical fault. Coastguards were immediately dispatched near the island of Giglio, off the Tuscan coast, as passengers were ordered to put on live vests and man life boats as the ship began to list heavily to one side." http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16148897 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST-UK Posted January 14, 2012 #3 Share Posted January 14, 2012 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2086527/Cost-Concordia-Massive-evacuation-underway-cruise-ship-starts-sinking-Italian-coast.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airmanship Posted January 14, 2012 #4 Share Posted January 14, 2012 The only word he knows how to spell is Mono. I have all the information I need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwnc1959 Posted January 14, 2012 #5 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Article with picture http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/9014706/More-than-4000-evacuated-after-Italian-cruise-ship-runs-aground.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzski Posted January 14, 2012 #6 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I was just perusing the boards as my husband and I gifted our mothers with a cruise on Concordia for Christmas....they flew into Milan today and are supposed to sail out of Savona tomorrow....obviously that will not happen. How terrible for those that were onboard!...and those whose vacations are now not going to happen. Sounds like no one was injured so that is a blessing. And this is just another example of why trip insurance is so important! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItalianGuest Posted January 14, 2012 Author #7 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Unfortunately there would be some victims. :( http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/italia/2012/01/13/AO8Wf5fB-avaria_vittime_concordia.shtml&ei=O9gQT_uANcapsAagu7DvCQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcosta%2Bconcordia%2Bgiglio%2Bmorti%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1680%26bih%3D914%26prmd%3Dimvns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomko2 Posted January 14, 2012 #8 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Very sorry for the people onboard. Hope everyone gets safely off the ship. How does a ship this size suddenly start to sink?? Kathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBCL Posted January 14, 2012 #9 Share Posted January 14, 2012 So horrible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBCL Posted January 14, 2012 #10 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Very sorry for the people onboard. Hope everyone gets safely off the ship. How does a ship this size suddenly start to sink?? Kathy Since there was electrical malfunctions maybe it stopped the water tight doors from closing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin' Grandma Posted January 14, 2012 #11 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I already did. the little red symbol with the exclamation point at the top right of each post (looks like a traffic sign) is what you click to report posts. Good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdamion Posted January 14, 2012 #12 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Very sorry for the people onboard. Hope everyone gets safely off the ship. How does a ship this size suddenly start to sink?? Kathy It would have to hit something to breach the hull. It wouldn't just randomly happen. Whatever happened is all speculation at this point. If power went out and they lost control they could've drifted into something that tore into the hull. Otherwise they hit something and the water coming in caused the failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianancolin Posted January 14, 2012 #13 Share Posted January 14, 2012 That picture makes it look like he hit the lighthouse!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubouu Posted January 14, 2012 #14 Share Posted January 14, 2012 More than 4,000 passengers and crew were rescued tonight after a packed cruise liner began sinking off the Italian coast after running aground. Several British holidaymakers were on the Costa Concordia which had left port at 7pm for a seven-day Mediterranean Cruise - but within two hours of leaving port, it ground to a halt in the sea with a major electrical fault. Coastguards were immediately dispatched to the scene near the island of Giglio, off the Tuscan coast, as terrified passengers were ordered to put on life vests and man life boats as the 290 metre luxury floating palace began to list heavily to one side. A major rescue operation was under way tonight after a packed cruise liner with more than 4,000 passengers and crew on board began sinking off the Italian coast Coastguard officials confirmed that 3,200 passengers were onboard at the time along with 1,000 crew members and all had been evacuated by lifeboat and taken to the island of Giglio Costa Cruises said in a statement it was 'too early to say what had caused the incident'. They confirmed that 3,200 passengers were onboard at the time along with 1,000 crew members and all had been evacuated by lifeboat and taken to the island of Giglio where emergency accommodation had been prepared for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwnc1959 Posted January 14, 2012 #15 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Kudos to the crew for evacuating four-thousand people. That in itself is a remarkable feat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barante Posted January 14, 2012 #16 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Thanks for teaching me a new Italian word. News you can use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LoveMyBoxer Posted January 14, 2012 #17 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Hubby just told me that almost the same thing in 2010 to the Costa Europa: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35601599/ns/travel-news/t/die-luxury-cruise-liner-slams-pier/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJSULIBRARIAN Posted January 14, 2012 #18 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Isn't Costa Cruises partof the Carnival Group which also includes Princess, HAL, Seaborne, and Cunard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBCL Posted January 14, 2012 #19 Share Posted January 14, 2012 ^ Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatetheWanderer Posted January 14, 2012 #20 Share Posted January 14, 2012 No time for jokes. Two people reportedly have died already. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/two-reported-dead-as-thousands-evacuated-from-cruise-ship-run-aground-off-italy/story-fn3dxity-1226244281168 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SakeDad Posted January 14, 2012 #21 Share Posted January 14, 2012 So horrible... This isn't a picture of the CURRENT ship sinking is it? If so they are at land so why would helicopters etc take more than 4 hours to evacuate her? I worked on ships and if this is the Concordia she could have easily evacuated via the forward hatches. Just curious about this pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_duck Posted January 14, 2012 #22 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Isn't Costa Cruises partof the Carnival Group which also includes Princess, HAL, Seaborne, and Cunard? Yes, in fact the Concordia is the same basic design as the Conquest class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatetheWanderer Posted January 14, 2012 #23 Share Posted January 14, 2012 People were reportedly panicking and jumping into the sea during the evacuation process according to the article I posted above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalty X Posted January 14, 2012 #24 Share Posted January 14, 2012 This is so sad. Hopefully they're able to save the ship also. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickie_bernie Posted January 14, 2012 #25 Share Posted January 14, 2012 i have tried to report this poster too... seems like cc is taking care of it though, hopefully the original comments will be removed soon. Sadly people are dying and are being injured, my thought go out to everyone on board and their families. Vickie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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