Confirming the infamous Friday the 13th day of a huge cruise ship Costa Concordia (Costa Concordia), which was carrying more than 4 200 people crashednear the island of Giglio off the coast of Tuscany in Italy.
According to the captain, cruise ship hit a rock, which were not indicated on the navigation map. 6 people were killed, 29 missing at the moment.
Costa Concordia is now almost fully immersed in the Mediterranean Sea.
Italian “Titanic” – the sunken cruise ship in Italy Costa Concordia – trouble still pursued since its launching in 2005, when the ancient maritime tradition on board the ship had broken bottle. But the bottle did not break …
Costa Concordia collided with a rock, January 14, 2012. (Photo by Giorgio Fanciulli | AP):
In 2008 the cruise ship Costa Concordia cost of 450 million euro hit a pier on the beach in Naples, Italy.
In anticipation of the evacuation, 14 January 2012. (Photo AP):
Let’s compare the “Titanic” and “Costa Concordia” in the specs:
1. Displacement: 52,310 tons | 51 387 tonnes
2. Length: 269.1 m | 290.2 m
3. Width: 28.2 m | 35.5 m
4. Speed: 24 knots | 19.6 knots
5. Capacity: 2556 passengers + 908 crew | 3700 passengers + 1100 crew.
Among maritime disasters that occurred in peacetime, the number of victims of the “Titanic” is the third – 1513 people. Leadership remains with the ferry “Dona Paz”, in 1987, faced with an oil tanker. Then in the collision and subsequent fire killed him more than 4000 people. “Titanic”:
On the Costa Concordia was 1 500 cabins, the world’s largest wellness center at sea, four pools, five spas, five restaurants, 13 bars, a cinema, a disco and an Internet cafe:
Interestingly, the “Titanic” sank on the night of 13 to 14 April 1912, and Costa Concordia – the night of 13 on January 14, 2012, ie between the collapse of almost exactly 100 years difference. (Photo by Italian Guardia di Finanza | Reuters):
According to the passengers when the ship had received a hole, the crew, dressed in life jackets, trying to persuade passengers to return to the cabin, saying that nothing terrible happens. There was panic. (Photo ANP):
The lifeboat was not enough and that the crew could not even really pull them into the water – the boat fell into the water or upside down or at an angle, so quickly collect water. (Photo by Filippo Monteforte | AFP | Getty Images):
Captain Costa Concordia (right), detained, and he may make a charge of involuntary manslaughter because he did not organize the evacuation of passengers, and left the ship, leaving thousands of people to their fate. (Reuters | Enzo Russo | ANSA):
According to passengers, some jumped into the water and traveled to shore by swimming. The water temperature in the Mediterranean was at that time 11 degrees.
Passengers ‘Titanic’ situation was much worse – it sank in the Atlantic Ocean due to collisions with an iceberg about 600 km from the shore and the water temperature was 0 degrees Celsius …
The rescue operation continues. Divers check the ship’s deck, which is almost completely gone under the water in the Mediterranean Sea. (Photo by Gregorio Borgia | AP):
(Photo Guardia Costiera | Reuters):
Twisted shell Costa Concordia from the collision with a rock, Italy, January 14, 2012. (Photo by Reuters | Stringer):
(Photo by Andrea Sinibaldi | AP):
Underwater photography from the cruise ship injuries, January 16, 2012. (Photo by Italian Coast Guard):
(Photo by Gregorio Borgia | AP):
On the night of 14 on January 15, 2012, Tuscany, Italy. (Photo by Filippo Monteforte | AFP | Getty Images):
Italian rescue workers clambering aboard, January 14, 2012. (Photo by Gregorio Borgia | AP):
Investigation of the vessel. Visible at the bottom right hole, 15 January 2012. (Photo by Filippo Monteforte | AFP | Getty Images):
Investigation of the cruise ship Costa Concordia from the inside, January 16, 2012. (Photo Guardia Costiera | Reuters):
(Photo Guardia Costiera | Reuters):
The search for missing persons, January 15, 2012. (Photo by Filippo Monteforte | AFP | Getty Images):
With a sinking ship passengers were evacuated in different ways. Here are evacuated by helicopter fire on January 15, 2012. (Photo by Gregorio Borgia | AP):
(Photo Guardia Costiera | Reuters):
The cabin. (Photo by Gregorio Borgia | AP):
Lying on its side Costa Concordia, January 15, 2012. (Photo by Filippo Monteforte | AFP | Getty Images):
“Black Boxes” is not only on airplanes, but also on the ships. However, here it is red. This will help restore a more accurate picture of what happened and figure out what really happened. (Photo by Gregorio Borgia | AP):
At the moment, it follows from the ship at sea, oily liquid. According to Greenpeace, the tanks of the cruise ship Costa Concordia is 2.4 thousand tons of fuel, and it spills can cause serious harm to the environment. A particular concern in this matter is observed among local residents. (Photo by Reuters | Stringer):
Underwater photography, January 16, 2012. (Photo by Italian Coast Guard | AP):
January 16, 2012. (Photo by Max Rossi | Reuters):
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