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Thread #142686   Message #3311578
Posted By: Charley Noble
21-Feb-12 - 08:05 AM
Thread Name: BS: Costa Concordia Sinking-2012
Subject: RE: BS: Costa Concordia Sinking-2012
The updates on this wreck focus on two things.

First, about two thirds of the oil has been successfully pumped out of the ship. However, the oil that remains which is in the stern of the ship will be more difficult to recover.

Second, there is increasing concern about the stability of the hull. Evidently the ship is perched on two rock outcroppings, one at each end of the ship, and as the hull shifts the outcroppings are crumbling and cracks may be developing in the hull itself.

Here's the link at Wikipedia: click here for report!

Fox News (sic) reports on Capt. Schettino's drug testing and seems disappointed that the tests came out negative for cocaine and are demanding more follow-up testing...

And here's a nice quote for your files:

At the time of impact, Captain Schettino was on the telephone with retired Captain Mario Palombo, telling Palombo: "Seeing as we're passing the island, we'll sound the siren for you".[14] In addition, at the captain's invitation, the maître d'hôtel of the ship, who is from the island, came to the ship's bridge to see the island during the sail-past.[47]

Charley Noble