Francesco Schettino, the captain of the doomed Costa Concordia cruise ship is quickly becoming Italy’s “most hated man”, with hundreds turning to Facebook to vent their anger against him. Now, almost 1,000 people have “liked” the Facebook group “Francesco Schettino”comandante” Costa Crociere” to berate him – with many saying he “played with people’s lives”. Also on Facebook, it…
…the record straight”. Domnica Cemortan, 25, had been dining and flirting with Captain Francesco Schettino, 52, before the disaster and was with him on the bridge when the ship struck rocks on January 13. It was widely reported that Francesco Schettino, now known universally as Captain Coward, may have been trying to impress Domnica Cemortan when his ship sailed off course. For the past six weeks…
Francesco Schettino, captain of the Costa Concordia ship which ran aground killing more than 30 people, has said a “divine hand” guided him, preventing greater tragedy. Francesco Schettino has released a letter, published in Italy’s La Corriere della Sera newspaper, explaining his version of events. The ship struck rocks and capsized near the island of Giglio, off the coast of T…
…the vessel – 4,703 miles away from where it was originally moored – floating towards the shore. It has been determined that the boat has been adrift without anybody at the helm since March 11 last year. The 50-foot-long (15-meter-long) vessel was recently about 160 miles (260 kilometers) west of Haida Gwaii, islands off the north-coast of British Columbia, slowly drifting toward shore….
…wspaper report that a seventh body had been found overnight on the vessel. Italian Coast Guard officials said the number of people believed to be missing had jumped to 29 from the previous estimate of 16, but gave no reason for the change. The missing are thought to include four crew members, as well as passengers from the US, Germany, France and Italy. On Monday, the Costa Concordia’s owner…
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The death toll of Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster is raised to 13 after divers have found the body of a woman in the wreck of vessel. Italian fire service divers found the woman’s body on deck seven of the vessel, about 10 m below the water line, Italy’s Civil Protection Authority said. Rescue workers are still looking for 20 people who are believed to be missing. The ship sank on 13 J…
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A hundred years after Titanic sank, expeditions to the ship, in depths of the Atlantic Ocean, are coming to close to allow the ship to rest in peace. Rob McCallum, who works for the deep-sea exploration company that took 150 people down there, describes what they saw. “As the craft glides through the freezing depths of the ocean, more than two miles below the surface, I stare out through the thic…
Fabiola Russo, the wife of Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino has defended her husband in the Italian magazine Oggi interview, claiming: “He is not a monster.” Fabiola Russo spoke out as calls increased for prosecutors to widen their probe into the Costa Concordia luxury liner disaster, in which 16 people have been confirmed dead and another 16 people still are missing. In an interview w…
At least 190 people died yesterday and another 40 people are in a “serious condition” after an overloaded ferry sank off with almost 600 onboard between Zanzibar and Pemba island, Tanzania. Tanzanian government called for an immediate investigation to uncover the reasons for the disaster. Survivors of the ferry disaster in Zanzibar “The ship’s manifest shows that the vess…
…isaster will continue until the whole ship has been searched. The rescue operation continued overnight in dry parts of the Costa Concordia. Divers are now going into submerged parts at depths of up to 14 m with explosives to open up previously unsearched areas. Reports say the grounded vessel is shifting at a rate of a few millimetres per hour. If the ship slips into deeper water, fuel tanks could…
…ent. Francesco Schettino has been accused of manslaughter and of abandoning ship before all the passengers were evacuated after the Costa Concordia crashed into the Italian island of Giglio on January 13 with the loss of 32 lives. At the time of the German incident Francesco Schettino was captain of the Costa Atlantica, another liner from the fleet of Costa Crociere (Cruises), Europe’s bigge…
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Gwyneth Paltrow has branded the revealing Antonio Berardi dress she wore it at this week’s Iron Man 3 premiere in Hollywood a “disaster” and “humiliating”. Gwyneth Paltrow, who had been crowned the World’s Most Beautiful Woman by People magazine ahead of the racy red carpet appearance, spoke about her dress during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres. The star admitted she was horrified…
…unsuspecting wife Fabiola, was at home with their teenage daughter. Little more than four weeks after the photograph was taken the spineless skipper recklessly steered the Concordia onto rocks leaving 17 people dead with another 15 still missing – just so he could perform an island “sail by salute” and impress the Moldovan woman. Captain Francesco Schettino is currently under house arrest wh…
Titanic Memorial Cruise is finished as Balmoral ship has arrived in New York, after completing its journey to mark the centenary of the Titanic disaster. The ship left Southampton on 8 April, and traced the route of Titanic’s tragic maiden voyage. The MS Balmoral held a ceremony above the wreck on 15 April, exactly 100 years after the Titanic sank. Many of those on board the memorial cruise…
…out its profits in 2012 Carnival’s problems were exacerbated when another Costa Cruises ship, Costa Allegra, had to be towed ashore last month. Costa Cruises is a subsidiary of Carnival and runs 14 of the company’s total fleet of 101 ships. Other brands include Carnival, Cunard, Holland America, Princess and Seabourn. The company said that bookings improved as media coverage of the dis…
Francesco Schettino, the captain of Costa Concordia cruise ship who steered his vessel onto rocks on Friday, killing 11 people has been put under house arrest by Italian judges. Prosecutors say Francesco Schettino caused the accident through negligence, and then fled the Costa Concordia while passengers were still stranded. A recording of a call between Captain Francesco Schettino and a port offi…
…debris that has been drifting east since last year’s disaster hit Japan. The Ryou-Un Maru was first spotted off the coast of Canadian British Columbia on 23 March. The vessel was moving at about 1 km/h in a maritime transport corridor that separates US and Canadian waters. It was adrift about 195 miles from Sitka, Alaska, when it was sunk, officials said. The US Coast Guard has used cannon…
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