Cruise ship accident,wow !!

[69 OUR/TEA]

Did'nt see this posted yet,went over quick !!!!


http://news.yahoo.com/cruise-ship-aground-off-italy-4-000-passengers-235744825.html

[bobs66440]

Terrible 

[Tilar]

Yeah I saw that, and I've been thinking real hard about going on a cruise somewhere... That kinda thing sure takes the wind out of your sails.

[nh_mopar_fan]

Obviously an Italian Navy officer captaining that ship. 

I wouldn't cruise on Costa before this.

[nvrbdn]

yea, now the wife is saying "you said those things were safe and they sank". ill probably never get her to go now

[mauve66]

more money for the mistress now.......... mistress charger that is......................

[nvrbdn]

 

[1970Moparmann]

The captain just got arrested today.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-15/carnival-ship-captain-arrested-in-italy-as-death-toll-reaches-5.html

[bull]

I don't know much about ships so I'm wondering, can something like this be saved and rebuilt? Or is it considered junk/scrap now? It was launched in Sept. '05 and delivered in June of '06 so it's pretty new.

[69 OUR/TEA]

Would think its scrap as the salt water quickly eating away at electrical wiring,woodwork,etc.Probably alot of damage on the unseen side under water from the shear weight of it laying on its side.But,how the heck do you even get it upright again ???It can't be towed,it will only sink deeper.Dismatle it where she lies????Def want to follow what happens.

[nvrbdn]

they said their divers going through the ship searching were getting worried that the ship may slide into deeper water.suposedly unstable where its at.

[ChgrSteve67]

Did you see the reef sticking out the side of that sucker.

[Musicman]

Someone was asleep at the wheel... That kind of thing just isn't possible if everyone is doing their job.

I'm taking the wife on a cruise in February 

[greenpigs]

Looks expensive & that will not buff out.

[Fred]

I just heard on the news that apparently the captain bailed out (jumped ship) well befor all the passengers got off.
He was out to save his own skin, nevermind about overseeing that everyone else got off safely.

[Fred]

Looks expensive & that will not buff out.

You don't think?

[bull]

If I recall, the damage to the hull is on the side that's out of the water and there's a giant rock stuck inside the gouge.

The last article I read said the captain was showboating (pun intended) for some passengers and people on shore. It said he was about 100-yards too close to shore when it ran aground.

[terrible one]

If I recall, the damage to the hull is on the side that's out of the water and there's a giant rock stuck inside the gouge.

The last article I read said the captain was showboating (pun intended) for some passengers and people on shore. It said he was about 100-yards too close to shore when it ran aground.

WOW! Great picture.

[AKcharger]

You'd think with the damaged portion out of the water they could weld a (massaive) scab patch over it and pump the water out. Cruises are pretty safe, though we were on the one that caught fire last nov off Mexico...that was diffrent, of course they told us it was a "flameless fire"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etBuCrEYZmk&feature=g-upl&context=G25ae34eAUAAAAAAAFAA

[Tilar]

That doesn't look good. 

[chargermike]

leaving for a cruise in two weeks. this dont scare me at all. best vacation you can go on.  been on many and just love it.  dont know how this could happen. they have GPS. and spotters. rip those who didnot make it.

[Musicman]

leaving for a cruise in two weeks. this dont scare me at all. best vacation you can go on.  been on many and just love it.

You bet! 

dont know how this could happen. they have GPS. and spotters.

... and much, much more... Like I said, if everyone is doing their job, this kind of thing can't happen. Of course if no one is minding the store, or someone is showing off, which appears to be the case here, well that's when things can get out of control very quickly.

[ChgrSteve67]

Wife and I are planning a cruise probably around August. Something was very wrong with the navigation crew of that ship. With GPS and computer navigation systems these things just don't happen. I guess we will find out more as it unfolds.

Here is a interesting video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSEkfYLHNUs&feature=player_embedded

[TruckDriver]

Wife and I are planning a cruise probably around August. Something was very wrong with the navigation crew of that ship. With GPS and computer navigation systems these things just don't happen. I guess we will find out more as it unfolds.

Here is a interesting video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSEkfYLHNUs&feature=player_embedded

I dont know if it's just me, but the video will not play for me, or the other ones that are linked on that page :/

[Dino]

Was this one of those 'hold my beer, I'm gonna try sumthin' incidents?

Very sad for those lost and their loved ones.

[PatrickPeeters]

 

[bull]

Nice pic. The latest story I'm hearing is that Cap'n Crunch was doing an unauthorized maneuver so that the ship's head waiter could wave at his family on one of the shores. After getting too close, running aground and gouging a hole in the bottom, Cap'n Crunch then limped the ship to its present location and grounded it so it would be close to shore (the only smart move he made that day).

[Cooter]

And people laugh at me when I pull a "BA Barackas" and refuse to fly, or go on a cruise ship.

[ChgrSteve67]

Here are some more impressive pictures and a video at the bottom.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087249/Costa-Concordia-cruise-ship-accident-Bodies-4-men-1-woman-found.html

[Musicman]

The Captain is all done... Coast Guard has audio of his refusal to return to the vessel. The Italian coast guard repeatedly ordered him to return and oversee the ship's evacuation, but he was a no go.

[bobs66440]

Senseless, pathetic waste of human life.

[DC_1]

Was this one of those 'hold my beer, I'm gonna try sumthin' incidents?

Or possibly in this case, "hold my glass of Pinot!"

[nvrbdn]

The Captain is all done... Coast Guard has audio of his refusal to return to the vessel. The Italian coast guard repeatedly ordered him to return and oversee the ship's evacuation, but he was a no go.

yep he's toast

[Ponch ®]

The Captain is all done... Coast Guard has audio of his refusal to return to the vessel. The Italian coast guard repeatedly ordered him to return and oversee the ship's evacuation, but he was a no go.

yep he's toast

like he wasnt already?

[bull]

Two of the least-valued traits in a captain of a 950-foot long cruise ship: taking stupid risks that endanger the lives of thousands of people, and cowardice. I guess we could add to that the fact that he's a self-centered liar, incapable of facing any responsibility for his actions.

Personally, I think the jackass should be keelhauled.

[ChgrSteve67]

Looks like we need to have ourselves a good old fashion hanging.

[A383Wing]

And people laugh at me when I pull a "BA Barackas" and refuse to fly, or go on a cruise ship.

probably not the only reason people are laughing at you

Bryan

[F8-4life]

Heard the some of the captians audio on the news and it is disgraceful, worst thing is a coward. Guy should be reassiagned to dumpster duty...

[Fred]

Heard the some of the captians audio on the news and it is disgraceful, worst thing is a coward. Guy should be reassiagned to dumpster duty...

Behind bars.

[Fred]

And people laugh at me when I pull a "BA Barackas" and refuse to fly, or go on a cruise ship.

probably not the only reason people are laughing at you

Bryan

 

[nh_mopar_fan]

Compare this guy to say, oh, Capt Sullenberger. Friggin coward. 

Reminds me of all those old jokes about the Italian Navy/Army.

Hear about the new Italian tank? 1 speed forward but 4 speeds in reverse.   

[BrianShaughnessy]

Sometimes the NY Post gets a good zinger in for a headline.

[nh_mopar_fan]

Sometimes the NY Post gets a good zinger in for a headline.

Perfect.

[nvrbdn]

still cant find the couple from the states that went on their first big vacation after they raised their kids and retired.

[Darkman]

Sometimes the NY Post gets a good zinger in for a headline.

Yeah I know it's tuna, but is it chicken or fish!

[mauve66]

yeah, the ship was actually headed the other way when it ran aground and then basically spun around as it went down so now its facing the way it came

[BigBlockSam]

the new york post headline is priceless "Chicken of the Sea"

[greenpigs]

still cant find the couple from the states that went on their first big vacation after they raised their kids and retired.

We did that this past September & one time was enough.

Buy her something nice and yourself Charger parts...much better use of the money.

[Cooter]

And people laugh at me when I pull a "BA Barackas" and refuse to fly, or go on a cruise ship.

probably not the only reason people are laughing at you

Bryan

 

Yeah, I let that one slide. Figured I'd take the high road and simply ignore this one as another simpleton post.

[bull]

Today the latest news regarding the chicken of the sea, Cap'n Crunch, is that he apparently told police that he tripped and fell into a lifeboat. That's why he left the ship... because he tripped... and fell... into a lifeboat.

No, seriously. That's what he told them.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/cruise-captain-claimed-tripped-lifeboat-report/story?id=15386279

[nvrbdn]

once he fell in, he couldnt figure out how to get back out of the boat? oh wait...............they probably only have instructions for boarding the boat.

[PocketThunder]

Today the latest news regarding the chicken of the sea, Cap'n Crunch, is that he apparently told police that he tripped and fell into a lifeboat. That's why he left the ship... because he tripped... and fell... into a lifeboat.

No, seriously. That's what he told them.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/cruise-captain-claimed-tripped-lifeboat-report/story?id=15386279

Isnt that similar to a Bruce Willis quote in the movie Diehard when he finds his boss in bed with his wife?

[404NOTFOUND]

Today the latest news regarding the chicken of the sea, Cap'n Crunch, is that he apparently told police that he tripped and fell into a lifeboat. That's why he left the ship... because he tripped... and fell... into a lifeboat.

No, seriously. That's what he told them.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/cruise-captain-claimed-tripped-lifeboat-report/story?id=15386279

It appears he now has a lawyer.

[ChgrSteve67]

 

[bull]

Today the latest news regarding the chicken of the sea, Cap'n Crunch, is that he apparently told police that he tripped and fell into a lifeboat. That's why he left the ship... because he tripped... and fell... into a lifeboat.

No, seriously. That's what he told them.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/cruise-captain-claimed-tripped-lifeboat-report/story?id=15386279

Isnt that similar to a Bruce Willis quote in the movie Diehard when he finds his boss in bed with his wife?

I don't remember that one, but I was thinking of another Bruce Willis film, "Lucky Number Slevin," where Josh Hartnett catches his girlfriend in bed with another guy...

Slevin's Girlfriend: This is an accident.
Slevin: (observing her in bed with another man) What, like... he tripped, you fell?

[PocketThunder]

Isnt that similar to a Bruce Willis quote in the movie Diehard when he finds his boss in bed with his wife?

I don't remember that one, but I was thinking of another Bruce Willis film, "Lucky Number Slevin," where Josh Hartnett catches his girlfriend in bed with another guy...

Slevin's Girlfriend: This is an accident.
Slevin: (observing her in bed with another man) What, like... he tripped, you fell?

In the Bruce Willis movie i'm thinking of, Bruce goes outside the house, waits for his boss to come out, then he says to his boss, "Head or gut"  the boss choses gut and Bruce socks him one and then they carry on with their day of cop duty.   

[Ponch ®]

Isnt that similar to a Bruce Willis quote in the movie Diehard when he finds his boss in bed with his wife?

I don't remember that one, but I was thinking of another Bruce Willis film, "Lucky Number Slevin," where Josh Hartnett catches his girlfriend in bed with another guy...

Slevin's Girlfriend: This is an accident.
Slevin: (observing her in bed with another man) What, like... he tripped, you fell?

In the Bruce Willis movie i'm thinking of, Bruce goes outside the house, waits for his boss to come out, then he says to his boss, "Head or gut"  the boss choses gut and Bruce socks him one and then they carry on with their day of cop duty.  

The Last Boy Scout? But theyre not cops (private detectives) and its not his boss - its a colleague / friend. Its pretty underrated movie.

[greenpigs]

It also is the guy from Animal House...forget his name. The guy who plays his throat.....

[Ponch ®]

It also is the guy from Animal House...forget his name. The guy who plays his throat.....

D-Day!

[Fred]

Somebody fetch the tarpot and feathers

[Rolling_Thunder]

the Bruce Willis movie you're thinking of is "The Last Boyscout" - and it wasn't his boss - it was a fellow P.I. - 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtueZUIVyXk

[bull]

This topic has really veered off course. GET IT?!?!? VEERED off course?

[Fred]

 
Yeah! now all we need to do is sink it! 

[Ponch ®]

its only a matter before people start jumping ship on this thread.

[mauve66]

i'm outta here

[BrianShaughnessy]

Now it's getting around the Captain was more interested in entertaining his 25 year old girlfriend to bother piloting the ship.   

[Fred]

i'm outta here

Me too!

[nh_mopar_fan]

Now it's getting around the Captain was more interested in entertaining his 25 year old girlfriend to bother piloting the ship.   

Looks like the ship wasn't the only thing going down.

[greenpigs]

Not even she could suck the boat dry!

[PocketThunder]

the Bruce Willis movie you're thinking of is "The Last Boyscout" - and it wasn't his boss - it was a fellow P.I. - 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtueZUIVyXk

Yep, thats the one.   

[nh_mopar_fan]

 

[Fred]

Not even she could suck the boat dry!

[A383Wing]

This topic has really veered off course. GET IT?!?!? VEERED off course?