rkmw Posted February 11, 2015 #1 Share Posted February 11, 2015 this was posted on the princess board that the Costa Captain gets 16 years http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/11/costa-concordia-francesco-schettino-guilty-manslaughter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted February 11, 2015 #2 Share Posted February 11, 2015 this was posted on the princess board that the Costa Captain gets 16 years http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/11/costa-concordia-francesco-schettino-guilty-manslaughter Was about to poast the same thing, hard to feel sorry for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted February 11, 2015 #3 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Barely 6 months for a life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celle Posted February 11, 2015 #4 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Pity he didn't get 60 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esilef Posted February 11, 2015 #5 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Captain coward should have gotten longer. Not once has he manned up and taken responsibility for the accident and his actions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 11, 2015 #6 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Yes, he deserves to be held culpable for the fatal errors in his judgement. I hope he is remorseful for what he did and the lives that were lost due to his actions and non-actions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esilef Posted February 11, 2015 #7 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Yes, he deserves to be held culpable for the fatal errors in his judgement. I hope he is remorseful for what he did and the lives that were lost due to his actions and non-actions. The problem is that he really can't see he did anything wrong blamed it all on his staff & other factors. His attitude is almost like he has a personality disorder. The only one he feels sorry for is himself. His comments make it seem like he sees himself as being incorrectly made the scape goat for the accident. He is the only one whom has suffered during this. He really needs a kick in the but to get over himself. Luck for him he will appeal the verdict and drag all the poor families of the real victims through this again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulcibella Posted February 11, 2015 #8 Share Posted February 11, 2015 The article states "Schettino suggested some good had come out of the disaster, pointing out that cruise liners now faced tougher regulations and gave more training to officers." I haven't cruised since the accident. Have any other cruisers noted changes to safety procedures? Has the industry learnt anything? Anne Ballarat, Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 11, 2015 #9 Share Posted February 11, 2015 The article states "Schettino suggested some good had come out of the disaster, pointing out that cruise liners now faced tougher regulations and gave more training to officers."I haven't cruised since the accident. Have any other cruisers noted changes to safety procedures? Has the industry learnt anything? Anne Ballarat, Australia I haven't noticed anything being done differently and as the changes are for emergency procedures, I hope I never have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulcibella Posted February 11, 2015 #10 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Yes, he deserves to be held culpable for the fatal errors in his judgement. I hope he is remorseful for what he did and the lives that were lost due to his actions and non-actions. Agree. Sadly not much remorse is being reported. Perhaps that is an issue with the reporting. Anne Ballarat, Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted February 12, 2015 #11 Share Posted February 12, 2015 The article states "Schettino suggested some good had come out of the disaster, pointing out that cruise liners now faced tougher regulations and gave more training to officers."I haven't cruised since the accident. Have any other cruisers noted changes to safety procedures? Has the industry learnt anything? Anne Ballarat, Australia Yes, cruise lines are certainly more rigorous on the passenger side attending demos now. I'd certainly expect it flows through on the crew side as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangogulf Posted February 12, 2015 #12 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Even sadder is he still not in the slammer as he's still on bail pending the appeals process. Apparently in Italy that can take years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted February 12, 2015 #13 Share Posted February 12, 2015 The problem is that he really can't see he did anything wrong blamed it all on his staff & other factors. His attitude is almost like he has a personality disorder. The only one he feels sorry for is himself. His comments make it seem like he sees himself as being incorrectly made the scape goat for the accident. He is the only one whom has suffered during this. He really needs a kick in the but to get over himself. Luck for him he will appeal the verdict and drag all the poor families of the real victims through this again. He did however,as I understand it, plead guilty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted February 12, 2015 #14 Share Posted February 12, 2015 The article states "Schettino suggested some good had come out of the disaster, pointing out that cruise liners now faced tougher regulations and gave more training to officers."I haven't cruised since the accident. Have any other cruisers noted changes to safety procedures? Has the industry learnt anything? Anne Ballarat, Australia I haven't seen any change but I believe some ships didn't hold muster before sailing now I think they all do. Personally every cruise I've been on, even before the disaster, had it before departure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esilef Posted February 12, 2015 #15 Share Posted February 12, 2015 He did however,as I understand it, plead guilty. Phew that man has one redeeming feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrissyCruiser Posted February 12, 2015 #16 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I haven't seen any change but I believe some ships didn't hold muster before sailing now I think they all do. Personally every cruise I've been on, even before the disaster, had it before departure The cruises that Concordia did in the Med were 7 day cruises that had passengers embarking and disembarking at each port. Consequently they didn't have a totally new load of passengers at each port. They used to hold muster within 24 hours of departure, I believe this has now changed to before departure on each leg for new passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted February 12, 2015 #17 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I haven't seen any change but I believe some ships didn't hold muster before sailing now I think they all do. Personally every cruise I've been on, even before the disaster, had it before departure Not just that, but they were also less rigorous if people missed it for whatever reason, and were less rigorous in taking attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted February 12, 2015 #18 Share Posted February 12, 2015 He did however,as I understand it, plead guilty. No, he denied the charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella cruiser Posted February 13, 2015 #19 Share Posted February 13, 2015 It's really hard to feel sorry for this guy, I think it's a very light sentence. He's such a show pony, no remorse, seems to only be sorry for himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 13, 2015 #20 Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) It's really hard to feel sorry for this guy, I think it's a very light sentence. He's such a show pony, no remorse, seems to only be sorry for himself. He may find that once in jail, if he 'trips and falls' , there may be much harder consequences to live with. Edited February 13, 2015 by MicCanberra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted February 14, 2015 #21 Share Posted February 14, 2015 This bloke thinks he is the victim in all this. He doesn't seem to be able to grasp the reality of the whole tragedy where he was the sole cause for the ship hitting the rocks and saving his own skin as quickly as possible He is more about trying to blame everyone except himself It seems to me that he was living the high life as Captain of the ship being lord and master over everything and everyone on board and was so far removed from the reality of his situation that he had a brain snap and tried to flee from the immediate mess that he had caused and then everything would be alright (in his twisted mind anyway) Perhaps 16 years gaol time will give him plenty of time to come back down to earth A couple of previous posts have alluded to his mental state. I think they might be on the money John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulcibella Posted February 17, 2015 #22 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I think Schettino acted foolishly but there seems to have been other issues too and others in Costa are not being held to account. Here is a perspective from today's Conversation looking at corporate responsibility http://theconversation.com/if-a-company-causes-death-at-sea-dont-assume-that-means-jail-time-37512 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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