Among the worst cruise ship disasters of recent history, the costa concordia wreck resulted in the loss. Cnns tom foreman explains how the italian cruise ship costa concordia went down. Costa concordia calamity just the latest disaster for. Instead of this book, i recommend fatal voyage, the wrecking of the costa. On january th, 2012, the giant italian cruise ship costa concordia. Costa fascinosa is a concordia class cruise ship that was ordered in october 2007 for costa crociere.
Costa concordia captain francesco schettino to release book about. When costa concordia grounded one year ago, 32 people died and a big, modern ship was declared a total loss. The human and environmental toll captured the attention of the public eye and now discovery channel takes you inside the stranded ship. One familys chilling account of the costa concordia disaster dean ananias, georgia gonos ananias, valerie joy ananias, cynthia kristin ananias, debbie karen ananias on. To prepare for a potential crisis, pr professionals must define safety communications, communicate a culture of safety and understand the role of communications within that culture.
Costa concordia itinerary schedule, current position. This is a quick walk thru of interior staterooms for the costa cruise ship concordia class. When the titanic set sail on her fateful maiden voyage in april of 1912 she was the largest passenger. Part of a five ship expansion of the costa crociere fleet, the vessel entered service on 6 may 2012. How costa concordia changed the cruise industry seatrade. New book details honeymooners costa concordia nightmare when 35yearold benji smith and his new bride, emily lau, 28, were sitting on the outer hull of the sinking costa concordia. Italian cruise ship disaster becomes the second doc and the first to air in the u. Off isola del giglio, tuscany, italy, mediterranean sea.
Cruise ship disaster has future passengers concerned. Costa concordia accidents and incidents cruisemapper. Eerie photos show abandoned costa concordia cruise ship years after deadly disaster. Costa concordia captain francesco schettino to release book about disaster schettino, who was accused of being distracted on the bridge by a moldovan dancer with whom he was having an affair. Giuseppe cacaceafpgetty images in 2012, a luxury cruise ship ran aground on a reef just off the coast of tuscany, italy. During his trial, schettinos defense team argued that he prevented an even worse disaster by steering the ship close to shore as it sank. If convicted he faces a possible 20 prison sentence. She was the first of the concordia class cruise ships, followed by similar ships costa serena, costa pacifica, costa favolosa and costa fascinosa, and carnival splendor built for carnival cruise line.
Costa concordia disaster, the capsizing of an italian cruise ship on january, 2012, after it struck rocks off the coast of giglio island in the tyrrhenian sea. Among the worst cruise ship disasters of recent history, the costa concordia wreck resulted in the loss of 32 lives and received international media attention and public scrutiny. One familys chilling account of the costa concordia disaster. For details of the 2012 grounding of the ship, see costa concordia disaster.
Discovery channel announced a week after the disaster that it. Costa concordia disaster, cruise ship pictures, ship breaking, marine engineering, abandoned ships, shipwreck, sailing ships. In the aftermath of the disaster, legal claims mounted against the owner of the ship, costa cruises. Based on the concordia class design, costa fascinosa was constructed by fincantieris marghera shipyard in venice.
Schottino was jailed over the disaster more than 4,200 passengers and crew were aboard the costa concordia during a mediterranean cruise when the ship rammed into a rocky outcropping off the island. Captain schettino and the sinking of the costa concordia. The vessel was designed and constructed in italy and by one of worlds largest shipbuilding companies fincantieri at its sestri ponente shipyard near genovagenoa. In 2015 he was sentenced to a sixteen year prison sentence. Journalist books costa concordia trip after disaster.
See more ideas about costa concordia disaster, costa and cruise. Published on jan 26, 2018 on the evening of january th, 2012, the cruise industry was forever changed after the modern, family cruise ship, the costa concordia collided with rocks and sank off. A profile of 52yearold italian cruise liner captain francesco schettino, jailed for manslaughter for his role in the costa concordia maritime disaster in january 2012. The captain of the costa concordia is on trial right now in italy. Much like the rms titanic, the costa condordia was cruising along as planned until a freak accident altered the. Francesco schettino, the captain of the costa concordia who was accused of abandoning thousands of passengers and crew to their fate when the cruise ship capsized, will release on wednesday a book. More than 4,200 people were rescued, though 32 people died. On january, 2012, the costa concordia a thousand foot long luxury cruise ship, twice the size of the titanic ventured into shallow water and smashed into the rocks of a tiny island off the coast of italy, throwing the four thousand passengers and crew members into a state of chaos. Incredible images of the shipwrecked costa concordia by german photographer jonathan danko kielkowski provide a neverbeforeseen glimpse into the abandoned remains of a cruise ship. They included lawsuits by the region of tuscany and a 189m suit by the island of giglio, which. Costa concordia was a concordia class cruise ship built in 2004 and it was declared a total loss and later towed to the port of genoa where scrapping the liner.
The recent costa concordia cruise ship disaster poignantly demonstrated the critical need for planning and preparation before its too late. Class names such as concordia class defines similar ships within the costa fleet. Costa concordia, the italian cruise ship that sank off the coast of italy in january 2012, is finally leaving her resting place oct 20, 2015 01. On january, 2012, the costa concordia a thousand foot long luxury cruise ship, twice the size of the titanic ventured into shallow water and smashed into the rocks of a tiny island off the coast of italy, throwing the four thousand passengers. Francesco schettino, the captain of the costa concordia who was accused. Costa concordia disaster collision, rescue, salvage.
Costa concordia disaster wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The eight year old costa cruises vessel was on the first leg of a cruise around the mediterranean sea when she deviated from her planned route at the. The shocking cruise ship disasters you need to know about. Costa concordia was a cruise ship operated by costa crociere. Captain francesco schettino was this week sentenced to 16 years in jail for manslaughter phil. The costa concordia disaster kindle edition by edward jones. He is blamed for crashing the cruise ship into rocks off gliglio island and killing 32 people. As with any wellwritten book, i felt like i was there. I read what i expected to find here, the play by play of the sinking of the costa concordia cruise ship, and. Fascinating facts about the costa concordia disaster. How the cruise ship, costa concordia went down youtube.
His book documents moments in time of a destroyed cruiser and destroyed lives five years ago, on january, 2012, costa concordia began to capsize after striking a rock off the coast of the island of giglio. Our costa concordia accidents page contains reports made by using official data from renown online news media sources, us coast guard and wikipedia. This mindboggling event triggered wideranging changes, from 10 new safety policies to the unification of nine key industry groups into a global cruise lines international association. Disaster in which a cruise ship capsized and sank on january 2012. Costa concordia disaster order book naval market value cruise. The criminal trials of the ships captain and crew have tarnished the reputation of carnival cruise lines and led to an international movement calling for reform of the cruise industry. Pro cruise trade organizations line the cruise line international association clia will claim that incidents like this are rare and will characterize the costa concordia as a freak accident. This list takes a closer look at the costa concordia disaster. Two years later, survivors andrea and laurence davis talk to anderson about the impact the disaster is having on their lives today. Captain francesco schettino was this week sentenced to 16 years in jail for manslaughter. Eerie photos show abandoned costa concordia cruise ship. In 2012 the italian cruise ship costa concordia sank off the coast of tuscany claiming 32 lives.
Inside the concordia gives you an eyewitness account of the tragedy as the concordia runs aground. Cruise ship disaster captivated italy and stood as a metaphor for nations political. The 2006built cruise ship costa concordia was a carnival corporationowned concordia class passenger liner identified by imo number 9320544, mmsi number 9320544 italyflagged and callsign ibhd. But in truth this incident is just the latest cruise disaster in. Aground with rigid lifeboats in foreground and inflatables hanging from the side of the ship. The sinking of the costa concordia, which occurred almost exactly 100 years. It had some parallels to another famous cruise ship crash that happened 100 years earlier on april 15, 1912. A british journalist managed to book a cruise on the doomed costa concordia.
When 35yearold benji smith and his new bride, emily lau, 28, were sitting on the outer hull of the sinking costa concordia cruise ship last. The shipwrecked cruise liner costa concordia was successfully refloated in the port town of giglio, italy on monday. On january, 2012, the costa concordia a thousand foot long luxury cruise ship, twice the size of the titanic ventured into shallow water and smashed into the rocks of a tiny island off the coast of italy, throwing the four thousand passengers and crew members into a. The costa concordia crisis a case analysis of the sinking cruise ship.
After two and a half years, sunken cruise ship costa concordia. Francesco schettino, were charged with various crimes. Est on friday evening, january, costa concordia ran into rocks off the coast of the italian island of giglio, began taking on water and eventually capsized early the next. Cruisemappers costa concordia cruise ship accidents, incidents and law news reports relate to a 3765passenger vessel owned by scrapped cruise ships. Marine casualties investigative body cruise ship costa concordia marine casualty on january, 2012. Costa concordia disaster simple english wikipedia, the. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. Two passengers have been found alive on the submerged cruise ship costa concordia, more.
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