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4. It is a well established principle that the captain is responsible.

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 12:38 PM

Sep 2013

The captain may be off the bridge, the captain may be asleep. It makes no difference, the captain is responsible.

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Costa Concordia captain blames helmsman for crash [View all] Cooley Hurd Sep 2013 OP

What a POS. MicaelS Sep 2013 #1

No, Captain, it doesn't work like that. Turbineguy Sep 2013 #2

An aside, the Titanic would also have fared better by not veering to port. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #5

We have a saying- No Vested Interest Sep 2013 #3

It is a well established principle that the captain is responsible. Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2013 #4

Indeed. See: Joe Hazelwood. cloudbase Sep 2013 #10

Next,he'll claim he was ashore when it hit the rocks. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2013 #6

I am amazed at how quickly some can respond to affirm a post! Festivito Sep 2013 #7

Uh, the evidence is pretty damning against Schettino Kelvin Mace Sep 2013 #8

Centuries of legal tradition mean yes, the captain is at fault. Posteritatis Sep 2013 #9

Costa Concordia captain is full of crap. cbayer Sep 2013 #11