Costa Cruise Ship partially sunk off the coast of Italy

[Jax]

Better picture of the Port damage that was the original problem, before the crew grounded the ship.

 

[Jax]

Ah HA! Here's another photo that shows the ship fully lit, and upright, while aground. The Captain reported "we just had a blackout, no problems. This also shows the claim that the ship drifted around in the dark is BS.

 

[Jax]

Whoa! Here's a radio transmission where the crew reports the Concordia as just having a blackout! Click on the pic to play.

BBC News - Costa Concordia disaster: Crew urged 'return to cabins'

 

[Jax]

Tremendous story of the evacuation, told by the Deputy Major -- who couldn't find an officer on the ship (but one, as he mentions later.)

BBC News - Costa Concordia: Giglio official 'never saw Schettino'

 

[leabre]

Well, it appears that every cabin room including the bridge is dark (I doubt everyone just turned out the lights for the sake of it). So there may an emergency power source for the purposes of evacuation that was active. I would be surprised if such a modern feat of technology didn't have redundant or alternate power circuits for just such a purpose.

 

[Jax]

From http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/fo0121_cruisesink.pdf

Edit: Please note that the top of the page is South.

 

[Jax]

LOL! I don't think the translation is accurate!

Captioned, "Go on board, damn it!", I believe Cazzo is the slang for 'penis'.

 

[Jax]

A most fascinating engineering challenge! Will it be cost effective to salvage the ship?

 

[ibj40]

Looking at the panels labeled "The Final Fall", anyone wonder if the missing passengers and crew might be in a lifeboat that was under the ship when it finally came to rest?

What a stupid tragedy!

 

[Jax]

Just guessing, I'm pretty sure divers have been all around the outside already. Plus, I think that would have been seen from the shore.