The Costa Concordia disaster
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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It’s so sad that so many people died just because they were doing exactly what they were being told, to stay put. A complete failure from the Captain down to the crew.
Its crazy how the captain escaped the ship before everyone and he only went back because the coast guard threatened him.Â
Found out about this live on a cruise ship as we were docking for the ending of the cruise. Everyone on the ship was glad to be getting off!
Vada a bordo, cazzo
*Big boat take nap*
I’m no expert but I don’t think it should be laying that way
This gives me some weird phobia. Something something, Large objects, front-facing. Shortness of breath and overall NOPE
terrifying- the captain is still in jail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh9KBwqGxTI
Great video telling the story.
Captain of the ship started as security and quickly rose to the captainship. He was trying to impress people by getting closer than normal to the shore.
You had to post this right before your mom and I go on our cruise huh?
Brightsunfilms and the Internet historian both have videos on this disaster, definitely worth a watch
This picture always freaks me out
Drakes new album art.
Captain Schettino, who was at the helm of the ship, abandoned the ship after crashing it on a rock, leaving 2000 passengers on board. Today he is serving his sentence in prison.
The most unnecessary boating disaster I can think of. Entirely preventable, if it weren’t for the captain’s need to show off by sailing too close to the coastline. Egotistical bastard killed 32 people and destroyed a perfectly good ship.
Captain be like…
Who else thought this was a picture of Drake’s Views album lmao
Wild background to this disaster. The captain, Schettino, was named Chicken of the Sea after this incident. He was reportedly sailing too close to the shore at the time to impress a dancer whom he was having an affair with. He was married at the time.
The captain lied to coast guards about what happened, delayed rescuers, and was one of the first people to abandon ship. They reported that he was the first to reach land. And this guy told the coast guards that he accidentally fell off the ship and landed on a lifeboat on the way to the shore, or otherwise he would have stayed with the ship. He stated that he intended to take a helicopter back to the ship, but the coast guards testified that they offered to bring him back, and he refused.
He was named the most hated man in Italy.
This photo is surreal. Had I not seen the news and followed the incident I would think it was photoshopped.
Between this and the Korean ferry disaster, if I’m on a boat and the captain says to stay put I am *running*
Can’t park there
That’s not typical.
That water is steep
I’m on a cruise ship right now… Thanks
Damn, that’s a steep ocean hill.
This image messed with my brain. Sad, sad boat. Several thousand to millions of dollars just wasted.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM9sam2u_Tk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM9sam2u_Tk)
This recording is incredible.