The Costa Allegra is currently still under tow with an eta of Tomorrow Morning in the Seychelles. Upon Arrival at the Seychelles, the passengers will immediately be flown to Rome for repatriation. Remember that the passengers will be permanently disembarking in the country not originally intended, therefore Rome was seen as the best viable option. [...]
photo:(AP Photo/Indian Navy via Seychelles Office of the President) Here’s the latest on the Allegra fire. Well as predicted, the internet is blowing up over this. I keep thinking, what if the Concordia never happened? Would we even be hearing about this? Funny articles headlines are popping up stating that stricken cruise ship is adrift [...]
This is a developing story……. File photo:wikiMedia The AP is reporting that fire broke out on the Costa Allegra. All passengers are accounted for and safe, but the ship is adrift without power in the Indian Ocean. In the wake of the Concordia disaster, you can bet this story will be blown out of proportion. [...]
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 [...]
