jcl410 Posted January 14, 2012 #51 Share Posted January 14, 2012 It looks like the ship may still be afloat; I checked my charting software for Giglio (from 2008), The harbor itself only has about 15 feet of water, but outside the seawall it drops off quickly to over 30 feet deep within 100 feet of the red marker (that looks like a light house.) The chart doesn't show any obstructions in the general vicinity of the ship's current location. It will be interesting to find out what caused the power outage and list. Additional info : Giglio is about 40 miles from Civitavecchia. It is about 8 miles to the Italian coast. Aloha, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisyloo Posted January 14, 2012 #52 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Very sad. When we are on our next cruises, and go to the muster drill, think about these poor people and how they actually had to react to an emergency. Shows how important the drills are! I can't imagine what it must have been like for them, especially anyone with little kids or people with mobility issues. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancher Dave Posted January 14, 2012 #53 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Can they still salvage a ship tipped over like that? Technically possible but likely the salt water damage to so much of the ship will make salvage less feasible. That said, perhaps praying for the survivors is more critical at this point, and figuring out salvage options can come later. Agree with the poster who commented knowing the Muster information is critical. I hope the rest of the folks are off and the final count shows no additional loss of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted January 14, 2012 #54 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Concordia is the same footprint as Splendor. If I remember correctly, Splendor was originally intended for Costa but was "reassigned" to Carnival. could make sense as the decor is a bit different from the stylings of the rest of the CCL fleet and the Carnival fleet doesn't really build classes of 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSnow789 Posted January 14, 2012 #55 Share Posted January 14, 2012 It boggles the mind that this can occur on a modern ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntornadox Posted January 14, 2012 #56 Share Posted January 14, 2012 The Pictures that have shown up seem to show a timeline of events: 1) All Port-side lifeboats are stored. 2) All but three port lifeboats are gone. 3) All Port lifeboats gone? Hopefully this means everyone got off the ship before she capsized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigers Posted January 14, 2012 #57 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Man this sucks. Thoughts are out to everybody involved. Ship looks like it's really struggling to stay upright: via https://twitter.com/#!/diegosartori/status/158021650066051073/photo/1/large Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbcloud Posted January 14, 2012 #58 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Very sad. When we are on our next cruises, and go to the muster drill, think about these poor people and how they actually had to react to an emergency. Shows how important the drills are! I can't imagine what it must have been like for them, especially anyone with little kids or people with mobility issues. Pat Very true..! Wife and I are sailing in less than 3 weeks, and even though we've been to many muster drills before, you can bet we will be paying attention, and aware of where our muster station is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrounds Posted January 14, 2012 #59 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Yes, in fact the Concordia is the same basic design as the Conquest class. A sister to the Carnival SPLENDOR. (for Carnival the SPLENDOR is in a class by herself) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SakeDad Posted January 14, 2012 #60 Share Posted January 14, 2012 More than likely the intitial deaths are crew that would have been working or living below the water level toward the front of the ship. If there was any kind of flooding before the watertight doors could be closed (and they can close with no power, under generators) then they most likely drowned or were killed upon impact if they were in the area that was struck. I remember not too long ago crew members were asleep in their cabin when a ship struck a pier while docking and it pierced thier cabins drowning them immediately. Having worked on ships it's amazing to me how little respect the crew gets when conduxting the safety drills for passengers. For anyone that has every complained because they couldn't have a cocktail for 30 minutes think about this the next time you are standing there. As for the crew we did crew safety drills every two weeks. I'm sure the crew on this ship helped save lives (I would hope so anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseAdict218 Posted January 14, 2012 #61 Share Posted January 14, 2012 This is horrible, my prayers go out to those families who lost, a family member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 14, 2012 #62 Share Posted January 14, 2012 A very very sad day, not just for Costa but for entire cruise industry. How could this have happened? Prayers go out to the victims of this tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clar5 Posted January 14, 2012 #63 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Some of these might be a few hours old, but it looks like this person lives on the island where the ship is. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3022776696787.155454.1483816924&type=3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBCL Posted January 14, 2012 #64 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigers Posted January 14, 2012 #65 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Ship is now reported to have capsized (per twitter anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseAdict218 Posted January 14, 2012 #66 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Where are you guys watching this from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted January 14, 2012 #67 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Ship is now reported to have capsized (per twitter anyway). got a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSnow789 Posted January 14, 2012 #68 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I'll be on Allure of the Seas in 15 days. And you can bet I'm going to be paying attention to where our escape routes are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterpyro Posted January 14, 2012 #69 Share Posted January 14, 2012 got a link? http://twitpic.com/photos/cruiseshipcrew http://twitpic.com/8706z4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clar5 Posted January 14, 2012 #70 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Someone just linked to this website on Twitter. http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnevogliamoparlare-nvp.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F01%2Fnave-incagliata-allisola-del-giglio-un.html Real time from Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitulla Posted January 14, 2012 #71 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Wow sad to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clar5 Posted January 14, 2012 #72 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Sorry for the double post. From Twitter. oceanliners Oceanliners.org Flash: Costa Cruises announces that Costa Concordia has capsized. 1 minute ago Favorite Retweet Reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj3u Posted January 14, 2012 #73 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Check @cruiseshipcrew on twitter. He's on the scene with reports and pictures Apparently it has completely rolled over and capsized now!? Incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigers Posted January 14, 2012 #74 Share Posted January 14, 2012 got a link? Apparently Costa has confirmed it now. https://twitter.com/#!/oceanliners/status/158046588013510656 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American-in-Belgium Posted January 14, 2012 #75 Share Posted January 14, 2012 http://www.facebook.com/giorgio.fanciulli#!/media/set/?set=a.3022776696787.155454.1483816924&type=3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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