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mdvalant 
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 Topic: Modern Day Titanic...Posted: January-18-2012 at 12:13pm |
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Was wondering if our cross the pond friends would chime in with any info we haven't heard yet. Thanks!
Yea this captain, how did he become a capt? Gilligan seemed like he was more responsible than this yay-hoo. Get on board, Damnit! |
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Kristof
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Posted: January-18-2012 at 12:05pm |
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That is correct. It's all over the news here. The captain neglected all safety measures to please his head waiter.
They did it on regular bases, in coordination with the mayor of the town on that island. Never this close to the shore though. On the news they let us hear a sound file between the coastguard officer and the captain of the Concordia. The costguard officer was shouting that the captain had to go back on his boat and help the passengers get off... Pretty hefty discussion! (The captain got off the ship while there were still more than a few hundred passengers on board  )
I've been told there is a YouTube file on it. The captain is now endighted for involuntary manslaughter and grave neglect. He is placed under house arrest... |
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Nautiquehunter
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Posted: January-18-2012 at 11:34am |
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A spine connected to a brain?
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BuffaloBFN
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Posted: January-18-2012 at 10:58am |
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Interesting that it might have been SOP...
For my money, the proportions were way off; too damn close! Also, it seems to me that a boat like that would have forward looking sonar...hooked to an alarm? Or at least a Capt with a spine? |
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eric lavine
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Posted: January-18-2012 at 10:31am |
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got drunk with the best of them Pete
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: January-18-2012 at 10:29am |
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This crossed my mind as well. Yes, maybe there was some vino involved! |
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eric lavine
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Posted: January-18-2012 at 10:25am |
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drunken sailor? i would probably pull a hair sample too....but you know the Italians
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eric lavine
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Posted: January-18-2012 at 10:24am |
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I have met alot of captains over the years, they love to drink and can not do much else in life, highly regarded in other countries and can actually marry you, remember the Valdez? .....so i personally wouldnt put any captain on a pedestal....especially this guy, maybe im labeling, right up there with catholic priests jk
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Waterdog
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Posted: January-18-2012 at 10:10am |
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He's qualified as a WALLY
 I think he was pulling a tube!
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: January-18-2012 at 9:25am |
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The link didn't work for me so, here's a new one EDIT: well, mine isn't working ether! 
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Posted: January-18-2012 at 6:26am |
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The UK's BBC site has got data from Lloyds shipping that shows that it wasn't the first time the ship had been his close to the island and had previously done it with company approval.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16606405 |
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Posted: January-18-2012 at 3:24am |
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I guess having a bigger boat does not make you immune from stupid.
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davidg
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Posted: January-18-2012 at 1:24am |
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Apparently the captain was doing the ships head waiter a favor and pulling that behomth in close to shore to honk the horn to say hello to the head waiters home village.
Lets file this under.....What the HE## was he thinking 
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Posted: January-17-2012 at 4:53pm |
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Crazy, nice tweet as well. Interesting to read their convo.
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mdvalant
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Posted: January-17-2012 at 2:21pm |
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Anyone talk about the castro concordia yet? I still think it's crazy...weird to see a new ship sitting there helpless.
Hope Keith doesn't sink the site and run away from us all! |
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