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[The Rok]

I thought this was the case too... Disney cruises also give the briefing before departure. With this experience, I would think they would definitely make the briefing before departure from now on?

It would depend on where the ship is flagged. Each country has different regulations, although global martime laws are very similar. The law says it should occur within 24 hours of departin port but some cruise ship companies who take this briefing very seriously do it prior to departure.

 

[harvyk]

Apart from the fact that the captain get the award for "world's biggest coward" in my books, I do know that within a time frame (I had heard that can be as long as 48 hours from departure) they would do an evac drill. The thing is why not do it after boarding but before departure, like the airlines, as has been proven with this accident is accidents in shipping do not nicely time themselves to only occur after evacuation drills have been completed...

I could just imagine it now, a couple of hours into a flight, the CSM comes onto the PA and says "Ladies and Gentlemen, sorry for interrupting the movie, but we probably should actually run you through the safety equipment and procedures on this aircraft"

 

[medhead]

Has anyone read the "Link to the Titanic" story on news.com.au? The granddaughter of a titanic survivor was on the ship.

She hoped she would be saved like her grandmother

What picked up from a life boat in the mid Atlantic after waiting hours for a nearby ship to reach you?

"It was like re-living history"

I can see how being left floating on the open ocean after the ship disappeared beneath the waves along with 1500 people is just like a ship being beached 150m from land.

Please!


Sent from my iPhone using Aust Freq Fly app so please excuse the lack of links.

 

[UP4014]

Another Captain who left early.
MTS Oceanos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Like some CEO's that take a golden handshake when the company is sinking.

That sort of behaviour is disgusting.

But; on a brighter note US Airways Capt Sullenberger didn't leave his sinking plane until he checked everyone was off.

Matt

 

[samh004]

I’ve been thinking a lot lately of how they’re going to move it. I know the rescue operation is still in full swing and more bodies are yet to be found, but how do you move such a massive ship, effectively beached on the coast? Was thinking they’d probably remove that rock, patch the hole, and pump out the water carefully, but there might be another hole on the other side now…

 

[medhead]

Do what they did for the USS Cole. Drag in MB Blue Marlin or equivalent of sufficient size?



Actually, I take it back, they won't use Blue Marlin More likely to float it, as others have detailed, and use a floating dry dock.

 

[casanovawa]

One thing for certain it would be a massive clean up job, on top of the repairs... Think of all the fittings and everything that would need to be removed adn replaced, all the food spoiling etc... I'd probably opt to sail on another ship in future but i imagine they will probably change its name...

 

[psi999]

I’ve been thinking a lot lately of how they’re going to move it. I know the rescue operation is still in full swing and more bodies are yet to be found, but how do you move such a massive ship, effectively beached on the coast? Was thinking they’d probably remove that rock, patch the hole, and pump out the water carefully, but there might be another hole on the other side now…

Little insight on that very question here:

BBC News - Costa Concordia: What next for the stricken ship?

 

[The Rok]

I would imagine they will strip as much as possible out of the interior and lift off/out anything that can be lifted, particularly heavy items. Then patch the ship in its current location and start pumping out water. They will more than likely want to see if they add enough bouyancy if the ship will right itself, however this will largley depend on how much water is entering from the side that is on the seabed already.

If that fails they will start to strip off high items to lower the centre of gravity and then attempt to manually vertically right the listed ship. Not an easy task and a very costly/dangerous one at that.

Expect to see several Discovery Channel series on it though.

 

[The Rok]

Well here she goes hopefully.

http://news.sky.com/home/interactive-graphics/costa-concordia