This BBC News footage below suggests that the Concordia Accident may not simply a case of a ‘rouge’ Captain at the helm:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16607837
(Non-uk viewers may not be able to watch the link, sorry).
Somebody had previously decided that passing even closer to the island was a safe manoeuver for the ship. The Captain said that there was not supposed top be any rocks on the route and previously the ship had not found any. I think Costa have some explaining to do!
As I said below it is quite WRONG for Costa/Carnival to blame him BEFORE the inquiry. What happened to ‘innocent until proven guilty’? Carnival were protecting their cruise product by giving the Captain the sole blame.
As for the Captain being a coward, as the papers have said - the guy was probably in ‘shock’ and may not have been mentally or physically capable of assisting the evacuation.
Tags: costa concordia
