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.