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Thread #142686   Message #3296324
Posted By: Charley Noble
25-Jan-12 - 08:12 PM
Thread Name: BS: Costa Concordia Sinking-2012
Subject: RE: BS: Costa Concordia Sinking-2012
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The Costa Concordia wasn't run aground until the port side assumed an alarming tilt after she grazed the reef. That was about an hour after the initial collision. A double bottom might have helped her survive long enough to limp into port.

Charley Noble