Weather has begun to have its impact on the Concordia. Look at the 0:50 mark for the glass dome over the main pool to fall off. It was not the divers as I originally suspected. Here’s what is left of the aft glass dome over the aft pool.
Look at the center pool area. It looks like they wedged the retractable dome open in that area. Just something I noticed.
Good morning everyone. Here’s the latest: Unfavorable weather will not relent. Therefore, officials will call off the search for the remaining bodies. Currently there are 15 pax and crew still missing. Costa parent company Carnival Corp., disclosed the financial impact of the disaster. Bookings for non-Costa brands are down 14-17% Deductibles and other costs could [...]
As I mentioned yesterday, I have been trying to find pictures of the Concordia post and during the evacuation. It seems that photos exist of her prior to the evacuation, just when she started to develop the list. And plenty exist of her right after she wrecked. Not too many exist of the actual evacuation [...]
Divers have recovered a 17th body from inside the wreck on deck 6. Weather continues to hamper recovery and prelim work on the ships fuel tanks. Smit is scheduled to start pumping out the heavy bunker fuel midweek. AP has the first photo I’ve seen of the actual evacuation from the outside. From here [...]
Gene Sloan from USA Today’s CruiseLog: Spokespeople for two of the lines, Princess Cruises and Holland America, said they would have no comment on the subject. A spokeswoman for Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises, which are sister lines, said on Tuesday that she would look into the matter but by Wednesday afternoon had not gotten [...]
I got suspicious reading a story about “Are Cruise Ships Safe?” on MyCruiseStories. So I started to investigate. I first noticed that all the images are hyperlinked to a huntsvillegrapevine.com blog. So as a proper journalist, I decided to investigate it. Little did I know, I’d be surprised at what I found. From: My Cruise [...]
Costa released the below, following claims that they only offered survivors of the Concordia a refund and 30% discount on a future cruise: ============================================ With reference to news reports on discounts and promotional offers, Costa Cruises feels bound to point out that the company has never offered any discount on future cruises to guests who [...]
Another body was found, said to be an elderly woman with a life vest, bringing the death toll up to 16 16 are still reported missing Preparation began today for the removal of the ships bunkers(fuel) via siphoning. Divers have started making underwater preparations according to the salvage team, Smit. You can see the crane [...]
Yikes! I can’t tell whether it’s in jest or not. I guess we’ll see if Jim Walker is invited back on the podcast.
