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 [...]

but when I see video below, its hard to believe. I’m referring to the gCaptain interview where a member of the crew said shame to all those criticizing them.

The video above shows that the vessel impacted the rocks prior to the Port of Giglio at a speed of just over 15kts. If the above is to be believed based on vessel heading, the captain made it worse by turning to starboard. The vessel has a gash on her port side. By swinging to [...]

This video is impossible to resize…. Here is a new video that shows just how clueless the officers on the bridge thought. The ship had supposedly hit the rocks 30min prior to this recording. 

Here are today’s top stories. Yet more allegations have emerged about the Captain. I am trying to stay out of this as its becoming quite the tabloid story with sketchy sources. Carnival released another official statement. 21 people still remain missing. With weather stepping up in the Med. there’s fears that the vessel may shift [...]

gCaptain has the full email (NSFW-L). Here are some highlights: “‘We evacuated 4000 people in the dark, with the ship inclined on it’s side, in less than two hours!  Those who are “incompetent” are not able to do this. It is not true that the captain was first to leave the ship. I was on [...]

Costa cruises, the vessel owner and operator have just released their preliminary statement and it has the internet buzzing. While the investigation is ongoing, preliminary indications are that there may have been significant human error on the part of the ship’s Master, Captain Francesco Schettino, which resulted in these grave consequences. The route of the [...]

In addition to my post last night about the navigation analysis of the Concordia, here is definitive proof of her route.

Pay attention to the lack of English spoken. via ilsecoloxix.it

UPDATE: BBC is reporting that 2 bodies were just found in the ship. The death toll it now at 5. Overnight, rescue workers found 3 survivors trapped inside the capsized ship. One was a severely injured crew member who had to be airlifted. The official numbers have been updated: 17 still unaccounted for, 11 passengers [...]