Cruise ship aground near Giglio

Hottentot · 01-14-12, 07:13 AM

BBC says. Fortunately not too many dead yet considering how many people were aboard. Still, hard to imagine everything happening there at the moment. Especially since there apparently was a wide spread panic among the passengers.

And somehow hypnotizing watching that photo of such gigantic construct of a small human being looking like that.

RobWed · 01-14-12, 07:26 AM

Seems the ones that died did so because they leaped overboard. That's a big boat, hitting the water after leaping from one of the upper decks is gonna be pretty much like hitting concrete.

Jimbuna · 01-14-12, 08:32 AM

Divers are now searching for possible trapped and survivors.

soopaman2 · 01-14-12, 10:48 AM

I love when I read this (in American press), the article had to tell how many Americans were on board in order to make us care.

Enough gallows humor. I was irritated at the ineptness of the captain post accident. He should know that steaming ahead in a ship with a hole in it only makes the water come in faster.

Who gave him the damage control report, saying it was ok to steam towards shore?

This was a Captain more interested in easy salvage of the ship, rather than the lives of the passengers, as well as inept underlings.

Oberon · 01-14-12, 11:25 AM

Nasty, very nasty. Sounds like a quite badly run ship, on the up side though at least it was close to shore so those who got into lifeboats or swum didn't have far to go. Still nasty though, even the Med at this time of year can't be too warm.
I hear they tried to do the Women and Children first with the lifeboats but it quickly broke down as families didn't want to be split up and men didn't want to be left behind.

Hottentot · 01-14-12, 11:36 AM

I found it difficult at first to understand just how close to the shore is "near the shore". Well apparently pretty close:

I wonder how the locals will react. Looting is not unheard of, but a ship of that size if probably also going to put some unwanted stuff into their waters.

Hottentot · 01-14-12, 11:43 AM

Finnish newspaper Aamulehti quotes a passenger saying: "Have you seen Titanic? It was like that."

Not to belittle anyone and I understand many of them are in shock, but no, sorry, I'm just not seeing the resemblance here.

Oberon · 01-14-12, 12:01 PM

On the up side (again) it should be a relatively easy salvage job once all is said and done.

Dowly · 01-14-12, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hottentot

Finnish newspaper Aamulehti quotes a passenger saying: "Have you seen Titanic? It was like that."

I shall second that "

" (<-heh, kinda looks like a bunny or something)

krashkart · 01-14-12, 12:43 PM

I leave for a few months, and you guys go off and wreck a ship without me?!?

Dowly · 01-14-12, 12:46 PM

Knew something was missing.

(In keeping with the honest spirit of Finland, I didn't notice you were gone. I apologize.

)

krashkart · 01-14-12, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

(In keeping with the honest spirit of Finland, I didn't notice you were gone. I apologize.

)

Oh snap...

Dowly · 01-14-12, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krashkart

Oh snap...

But I missed you in any case!!!

krashkart · 01-14-12, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

But I missed you in any case!!!

Really? Er... how many shots did you fire?

Dowly · 01-14-12, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krashkart

Really? Er... how many shots did you fire?

100 round belt with a SAW. (it's quite difficult to control the recoil when you're the size of a ferret, you know..)

01-14-12, 07:13 AM	#1
Hottentot Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My private socialist utopia of Finland Posts: 1,918 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Cruise ship aground near Giglio BBC says. Fortunately not too many dead yet considering how many people were aboard. Still, hard to imagine everything happening there at the moment. Especially since there apparently was a wide spread panic among the passengers. And somehow hypnotizing watching that photo of such gigantic construct of a small human being looking like that. __________________ Хотели как лучше, а получилось как всегда.

01-14-12, 08:32 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Divers are now searching for possible trapped and survivors. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-14-12, 10:48 AM	#4
soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	I love when I read this (in American press), the article had to tell how many Americans were on board in order to make us care. Enough gallows humor. I was irritated at the ineptness of the captain post accident. He should know that steaming ahead in a ship with a hole in it only makes the water come in faster. Who gave him the damage control report, saying it was ok to steam towards shore? This was a Captain more interested in easy salvage of the ship, rather than the lives of the passengers, as well as inept underlings. __________________ If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill- The most fascinating man in the world.

01-14-12, 11:36 AM	#6
Hottentot Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My private socialist utopia of Finland Posts: 1,918 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I found it difficult at first to understand just how close to the shore is "near the shore". Well apparently pretty close: I wonder how the locals will react. Looting is not unheard of, but a ship of that size if probably also going to put some unwanted stuff into their waters. __________________ Хотели как лучше, а получилось как всегда.

01-14-12, 11:43 AM	#7
Hottentot Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My private socialist utopia of Finland Posts: 1,918 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Finnish newspaper Aamulehti quotes a passenger saying: "Have you seen Titanic? It was like that." Not to belittle anyone and I understand many of them are in shock, but no, sorry, I'm just not seeing the resemblance here. __________________ Хотели как лучше, а получилось как всегда.

01-14-12, 07:26 AM	#2
RobWed Nub Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 4 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Seems the ones that died did so because they leaped overboard. That's a big boat, hitting the water after leaping from one of the upper decks is gonna be pretty much like hitting concrete.

01-14-12, 11:25 AM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Nasty, very nasty. Sounds like a quite badly run ship, on the up side though at least it was close to shore so those who got into lifeboats or swum didn't have far to go. Still nasty though, even the Med at this time of year can't be too warm. I hear they tried to do the Women and Children first with the lifeboats but it quickly broke down as families didn't want to be split up and men didn't want to be left behind.

01-14-12, 12:01 PM	#8
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	On the up side (again) it should be a relatively easy salvage job once all is said and done.

01-14-12, 12:43 PM	#10
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	I leave for a few months, and you guys go off and wreck a ship without me?!? __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

01-14-12, 12:46 PM	#11
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Knew something was missing. (In keeping with the honest spirit of Finland, I didn't notice you were gone. I apologize. )

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