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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCosta Concordia captain claims he tripped and fell into a lifeboat
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/18/costa-concordia-captain-stricken-cruise-ship<snip>
The cruise-liner captain accused of abandoning ship after it struck rocks off the Tuscan coast last Friday has reportedly claimed he could not lead the evacuation because he slipped and fell into a lifeboat while helping passengers leave the stricken vessel.
Captain Francesco Schettino said it was an accident that he left the Costa Concordia, according to Italian press reports. "The passengers were pouring on to the decks, taking the lifeboats by assault," he was quoted as telling a judge during a hearing to determine whether he should be held in custody on charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship.
"I was trying to get people to get into the boats in an orderly fashion. Suddenly, since the ship was at a 60-70 degree angle, I tripped and I ended up in one of the boats. That's how I found myself in the lifeboat," Schettino said.
The death toll among the 4,200 passengers and crew stands at 11, with 21 people still unaccounted for. Eight bodies have been retrieved from the grounded vessel, while three drowned while trying to reach the shore. One of the bodies found on the vessel was identified on Wednesday as Sandor Feher, 38, a Hungarian violinist who worked on board and was last seen helping crying children into life jackets before returning to his cabin to get his violin.
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Costa Concordia captain claims he tripped and fell into a lifeboat (Original Post)
malaise
Jan 2012
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It amazes me the bullshit tales people come up when faced with restitution for their actions.
liberal N proud
Jan 2012
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liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)1. It amazes me the bullshit tales people come up when faced with restitution for their actions.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)2. Some nights I slip and my mouth falls into chocolate cake. .
Can't be helped.
BiggJawn
(23,051 posts)3. And he didn't have any pants on, and there was a beer bottle in the boat...
And, well, you know... He had to go to the ER.
greytdemocrat
(3,299 posts)4. I heard this one too
Tonight and just shook my head. This moron is going down and he really should just seek the 'Exit' sign...if you catch my drift.
malaise
(268,956 posts)5. That was unfuggingbelievable
Damn!