Costa Concordia doco - C4

[McClure]

Anyone else watching this?

Holy st the crew were a bunch of fkwits. It's a miracle more people weren't killed.

They barely managed to get the life boats in the water without capsizing them FFS.

[MiniMan64]

McClure said:

They barely managed to get the life boats in the water without capsizing them FFS.

You try lowering a boat down a diagonal slope with cranes designed to be operated vertically and see what happens.

I realise there were some tremendous fk ups on this boat and the senior crew in particular didn't exactly cover themselves in glory either. But listening to passengers being lowered on lifeboats and moaning about not having eaten dinner yet...bloody hell.

[lotus72]

Was this the same programme that was on Discovery about 3-4 weeks ago?

[neil-c]

Yeah if I was on board I would have started lobbing the yanks over the side long before the collision, did you hear that bint in the lifeboat?

"take us to the land!"

Ffs where do you think they are taking you??

Scary stuff right enough, don't suppose you consider the practicalities of getting thousands of people off safely.

[zip929]

The captain is a man undeserving of the title bestowed upon him.
He deserted ship knowing there were passengers onboard and crew members who needed someone to take control of the disaster.
What a coward. He should find it difficult to shave in the morning as it requires looking at yourself in the mirror, and he should struggle with that.

[Simpo Two]

The coastguard on the radio had the captain's number very quickly and did at least sound in charge, albeit powerless to do much.


Had to chuckle though when the first helicopter was looking for the ship...

'st it's sunk!'
'It's properly sunk!'


They were lucky it sank in shallow water so close to (populated) land - the lifeboats could even tie up at a nice bankside.

[Pesty]

excellent programme.

why did they keep their life jackets on long after landing and being looked after in buildings?

anyway can't have been pleasant.

[Guffy]

Pesty said:

why did they keep their life jackets on long after landing and being looked after in buildings?

I'm guessing because it was cold.

Very well put together documentary and rightly painted the captain in a poor light, an Italian show-boater methinks.

[MiniMan64]

Simpo Two said:

They were lucky it sank in shallow water so close to (populated) land - the lifeboats could even tie up at a nice bankside.

I believe it struck rocks rather further away the crew made a beeline for the port knowIng the ship was taking in water. That's why the boat was so far "down" by the time the started launching lifeboats.

[Simpo Two]

Guffy said:

rightly painted the captain in a poor light, an Italian show-boater methinks.

Not much good at showboating either!!

[XB70]

I though the female (crew?) on the dock asking if the person filming was a passenger then "you can't film" etc was hilarious.

My dear, your ability to give orders ended with that *turn and point and half sunken ship*

As for that crew member telling people to return to their cabins if they wanted to, they should be hauled up with the good Captain too.

I hope that the people who died, including that chap with his 5 year old girl later found in the ship by divers, was not as a result of people following those instructions.

[Chrisgr31]

Gaz. said:

MiniMan64 said:

Simpo Two said:

They were lucky it sank in shallow water so close to (populated) land - the lifeboats could even tie up at a nice bankside.

I believe it struck rocks rather further away the crew made a beeline for the port knowIng the ship was taking in water. That's why the boat was so far "down" by the time the started launching lifeboats.

It took them an hour to decide to evacuate/abandon the ship, despite being told by enginners in the engine room that the hull had a huge hole in it and no motive power.

I don't doubt the difficulty of launching a lifeboat on a listing ship however it appeared that the crew members were incredibly inexperianced at launching the lifeboats or dealing with an evacuation.

Had the Concordia not drifted into shallow water the death toll would have been unimaginable, as it was the passengers survived despite the crew, not because of them.

I am sure I read that had the Costa Concordia stayed in deeper water she would have still sunk but she would have gone done vertically and taken longer to go down. The fact she came ashore was the reason she turned on to her side.

Had she not turned on her side the evacuation may have been more well ordered, although the inabilaity of the senior crew to take action woouldnt have changed!