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We still don’t get it. Some hearts were bleeding for the captain of the Costa Concordia, the cruise liner that capsized off the coast of Italy on 13th January 2012. They called for mercy and freedom for the man soon after he was placed under house arrest to face investigation for alleged multiple manslaughter, abandoning ship and failure to communicate with maritime authorities. Yet, the same do-gooders were silent when 22-year-old engineer cadet Dayra Wood died on board a shabby Panamanian product carrier a few months later, her body kept inside the ship’s refrigerator for 17 days whilst the vessel was allowed to sail on.
Hypocrisy galore. It’s the last thing you would expect from those who say they care about maritime safety and want higher standards in the seafaring profession. Today, the first anniversary of the Costa Concordia disaster, we say: let there be justice for the 32 persons who lost their lives. ~Barista Uno
I agree with you, Barista. Until there is a full and frank objective investigation report published by the responsible Italian authorities, we will never be certain who was totally responsible for the loss of these 32 lives. It is one year to the day that this totally preventable catastrophe occurred and the world wants answers to why and how this occurred.
The captain should have exercised better judgment especially having plied this route before. As to him abandoning the ship, the passengers, crew safety and welfare, he gets no mercy from me. The full extent of the law should be applied to him in the light of his years of experience.
My heart goes out to all who have suffered