You just wouldn't think, in these digital and GPS days, that a ship that size and crewed by folks with that experience could possibly hit something as happened to the Costa Concordia off Italy this past weekend.
And, we are just shy of three months off from the 100th anniversary of one of the most famous ever shipwrecks, that being the Titanic.
I saw an interesting AP article in the Panama City, Florida, newspaper drawing some comparisons between the two tragedies, just a hundred years apart.
The Titanic was the biggest ship ever build in England, well, Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the time. The Costa Concordia (CC) still s the biggest ship ever built in Italy.
The Titanic hit and iceberg and went to the bottom. The CC hit a reef, rock or bottom and turned over on its side.
More to Come. --DaCoot
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Hey, Captain of the Costa Concordia!!
Haven't you ever heard of the old saying, "The captain goes down with his ship."?
Or, at very least, the Captain should not be the first one off in an emergency.
At least, Captain Edward Smith went down with his ship.
Very Disappointing. --Cooter
Or, at very least, the Captain should not be the first one off in an emergency.
At least, Captain Edward Smith went down with his ship.
Very Disappointing. --Cooter
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