Costa Crociere Statement on Concordia Defueling Operation
The Concordia Emergency Commissioner's Office and Costa Crociere have announced that the pumping of fuel from the cruise ship Costa Concordia has been continuing around the clock since 5 pm Feb 12, in accordance with the plan devised by the Neri/Smit Salvage team.
From the time defueling began until 7 am Feb. 17, a total of 952 cubic meters (251,492 gallons) of fuel have been pumped out of four tanks located in the forward part of the ship.
A total of 1,428 cubic meters (377,237 gallons) of fuel is still to be removed from 13 tanks, of which 576 cubic meters (152,163 gallons) is located in the forward part of the ship. According to the schedule drawn up by the Neri/Smit Salvage experts, if sea and weather conditions remain favorable, all of the fuel still on board the ship should be extracted within three weeks if operations can continue 24 hours per day.
Since the outset Costa Crociere's priorities have been to guarantee maximum safety, the least possible environmental impact and protection of the environment of Giglio and the island's tourism industry, while carrying out defueling within a reasonable time frame.
Both the defueling procedure and the other operations scheduled on Costa Concordia are being conducted jointly with full cooperation between Costa Crociere and the Concordia Emergency Commissioner's Office.
The overriding priority is to get that damn thing out of public view so they will forget that someone in their organization is totally responsible for a maritime disgrace.
ReplyDeleteWith time events like that grow fuzzy and and are eventually replaced by current events. For the good captain, that can't come soon enough.
You think this guy is a good captain, im not saying he bad because he drove the ship into the rocks, but he ordered the abandon ship way to late although he knew what was going on, he also left the ship while others where still on the ship. That is against the law, also it is against captains priorities, i hope he goes to jail for a long time.
ReplyDeleteYou think this guy is a good captain, im not saying he bad because he drove the ship into the rocks, but he ordered the abandon ship way to late although he knew what was going on, he also left the ship while others where still on the ship. That is against the law, also it is against captains priorities, i hope he goes to jail for a long time.
ReplyDeleteYou think this guy is a good captain, im not saying he bad because he drove the ship into the rocks, but he ordered the abandon ship way to late although he knew what was going on, he also left the ship while others where still on the ship. That is against the law, also it is against captains priorities, i hope he goes to jail for a long time.
ReplyDeleteSorry for posting the post more than once, i thought i messed it up so i redid it
ReplyDeleteI was being facetious. Look it up.
ReplyDeleteIf the salvage effort is swift and legal proceedings drag on, my money says the good captain will spend little, if any, time in jail. He will probably lose his license and might be disgraced, depending on the strength of his legal team. Gas will be six dollars a gallon before it is all settled.
There is no law that says the captain will go down with his ship. In fact, they rarely do. He is responsible for the safety of his ship, cargo and passengers until properly relieved, which should be spelled out in his company's sailing orders.
One you say you were being "facetious" which pretty much means sarcastic. Which in no sense did i get that from your last post, also you called him a good captain again, and you backed him up, so you do think he is a good captain.
ReplyDeleteAlso in Italy there is a law where it is illegal. The law states "The captain of the boat must remain on the boat till the passengers, crew, and other humans are safe" Are you telling me that everyone on the boat was safe? No i didnt think so. Also let me list he current charges.
-manslaughter
-owing to ... imprudence, negligence and incompetence resulting in deaths
-abandonment of 300 people unable to fend for themselves
and the list goes on because there are 19 charges, if you think he should be let free, go be his lawyer, because he has a lot stacked against him.
I'm tired of this and I suspect so is Cruise Diva. Either you don't read or you like to twist words.
ReplyDeleteI trust the Italian courts, with centuries of experience in maritime law will deal with the good captain properly and not be driven by public hysteria.
Hopefully it will be after a detailed investigation. Whatever the outcome, he cannot escape the fact that the Captain is totally alone in the inescapable responsibility for his ship and has brought shame to a proud seagoing nation.
Enough.