Huh?

18 Responses to Huh?

1. Darin says:

   January 19, 2012 at 00:15

   Ya it pretty much tends to be a dictatorship doesn’t it

   Did you see the size of the boulder stuck in the hull?
   • KG says:

     January 19, 2012 at 00:18

     No…big, was it?
     • Darin says:

       January 19, 2012 at 00:34

       I believe it’s #39 in this series-

       http://mediagallery.usatoday.com/Cruise+ship+runs+aground+off+of+Italy/G3214
       • Katie says:

         January 19, 2012 at 05:14

         There was more damage on that ship than on the Titanic. No wonder she listed so fast.
2. KG says:

   January 19, 2012 at 01:10

   riiiight. It’d take a bit more than a “panicked man and a bucket” to deal with the inflow.
   • Darin says:

     January 19, 2012 at 04:34

     The silly media were comparing this to the Titanic FFS Sure it’s a sad thing for the people who died,but the ship sank within easy swimming distance to shore in shallow water for Pete’s sake.

     Another media type trying to sound intelligent asked a Coastie about self-bailing.You should have seen the look on the Coastie’s face.He probably had the same thought I did”sure,if you can get the boat up on a plane”
     • Robertvdl says:

       January 19, 2012 at 04:56

       As long as you have young and trained men aboard it will not be a problem. However, there were many elderly people on board, people in the age of our parents. For them there is no ‘ easy ‘ part. They were lucky there was not the ‘be eaten’ part.
       • Darin says:

         January 19, 2012 at 05:00

         Sure,but it still doesn’t rise to being in the Mid-Atlantic in near freezing water with help hours away and not nearly enough life boats.
         • Robertvdl says:

           January 19, 2012 at 05:05

           OK
3. Robertvdl says:

   January 19, 2012 at 04:45

   What I don’t understand is why the hole is not in the front of the ship.
4. Flashman says:

   January 19, 2012 at 04:50

   Captain Courragio now claims that he tripped and accidentally fell into a lifeboat. Greek and Italian sea captains have an unfortunate history in this regard.
   • Robertvdl says:

     January 19, 2012 at 05:04

     Are those not the same countries that have a big economic crisis, and fell into the European lifeboat?
5. mawm says:

   January 19, 2012 at 06:46

   I’d wait for the enquiry before taking the coastguard comment too literally. For instance at what point of the rescue was it made? Had all the visible passengers got off the ship and the captain think it was OK to be on a life boat at this point? What were those below decks doing there – had there not been an order for them to assemble on the deck, etc?

   He might have been a frightened idiot not fit for command, but I think too many assumptions are being made by the media and everybody is jumping to a conclusion.
   • KG says:

     January 19, 2012 at 07:59

     Too right. Trial by media is becoming very popular. At the very least the guy is entitled to be heard, and some of the smears are a disgrace.
6. mara says:

   January 19, 2012 at 07:27

   So the captain “fell” into the lifeboat. No surprise. When one rushes towards something, one is inclined to fall into or onto it. Fair enough I’d say.
   • mawm says:

     January 19, 2012 at 09:53

     Looking at the angle of the deck I’d say that many of the passengers ‘fell’ into the boat.
7. George says:

   January 19, 2012 at 08:29

   The defining incident for courageous behaviour in a shipwreck is known as “The Birkenhead Drill” It is taught in most British based sea schools.

   http://youtu.be/FooVB8XA6Gg

   Now compare.
8. KG says:

   January 19, 2012 at 08:50

   Thanks George.
   The guy may not have behaved well, disgracefully even, but the media treatment and the slurs being bandied about before an enquiry has been held are pretty disgusting.