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What seems well documented are the contacts between the Captain and the Italian Coast Guard after the initial collision in which he denies twice that there is a major problem, describing the incident as merely "an electrical blackout."

The next set of communications with the Coast Guard took place after the ship had been grounded on the lighthouse point adjacent to Giglio Harbor.

Other communications with the ship owners or anyone else have not, I believe, been disclosed.

Charley Noble