Costa Concordia Cruise Ship

The Costa Concordia left the Italian port of Civitavecchia at 1918 local time 1818 GMT.

Costa concordia cruise ship. Next Media Animation NMA TVAn animated re-enactment of the Costa Concordia cruise ship accident in Italy that occurred this past SaturdayThe peop. The effort to dismantle the ill-fated Costa Concordia continues in Genoa Italy with approximately 200 technicians now working to cut up and remove all. The Costa Concordia has now been brought up from the shallow shores of the sea and is sitting in port.

It is generally understood that the captain is the ultimate authority of any vessel and is expected by the general public to put the well-being of his or her passengers first by being the last to leave a sinking ship. The Legacy of the Costa Concordia Disaster by Elias Rudnikas. The ships design is based on the design of Carnivals Conquest class fleet of ships.

The ship was heading out on a week-long cruise around. The Captain sailing the ship at the time was captain Francesco Schettino who had worked for Costa Cruises for 11 years. Born 14 November 1960 is an Italian former sea captain who commanded the cruise ship Costa Concordia when it struck an underwater rock and capsized with the deaths of 32 passengers and crew off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January 2012.

The Costa Concordia disaster The Costa Concordia cruise ship sits in front of the harbor of Giglio Island after it was refloated using air tanks attached to its sides on Tuesday July 22. Former captain of the Costa Concordia Francesco Schettino speaks with reporters after being aboard the ship with the team of experts inspecting the wreck on February 27 2014 in. On 13 January 2012 whilst the Costa Concordia was in navigation in the Mediterranean Sea Tyrrhenian sea Italian coastline with 4229 persons on board 3206 passengers and 1023 crewmembers in favourable meteo-marine conditions at 21 45 07 LT local time the ship suddenly collided with the Scole Rocks at the Giglio Island.

However their design from lido pool deck up to the top deck was enlarged and redesigned. In 2015 he was sentenced to sixteen years in prison for his role in the incident. The captain of the Costa Concordia Francesco Schettino was found guilty of manslaughter in 2016 and sentenced to 16 years in prison.

The Concordia class is a class of cruise ships that are operated by Costa Cruises and Carnival Cruise Lines subsidiaries of Carnival Corporation plc. She was the first in the Concordia Class sistering Costa Serena Costa Pacific Costa Favolosa Costa Fascinosa and Carnival Splendor. It was christened in 2006 at which point the ship was believed to be the largest cruise ship flying the Italian flag.