Here's a link to the latest update of this disaster, allegedly based on police monitoring of Capt. Schettino's cell phone: Click here for update!

Evidently the Italian police are quite willing to share what they harvest with the media before a trial.

In addition divers have recovered a 16th body from the ship and the Dutch salvage crew has begun work preparing to pump out the ship's fuel tanks; they hope to begin pumping on Saturday.

I still find it surprising that the Captain claims he was unaware of the rocks his ship collided with; he had navigated this passage several times before. They are plainly marked on even tourist maps of the Island of Giglio, maritime charts, and appear above the surface of the waves during the day. Of course it was night at the time of the collision but that's why such ships have instruments to detect underwater hazards.

Charley Noble