The Story Of The Costa Concordia

Just released a new cruise ship disaster video about the MS Explorer which sank due to an iceberg in 2007! https://youtu.be/NspiM4TW80A

Okay the term “this ship is unsinkable” needs to stop

titanic sunk in 1912 concordia sunk in 2012 look all im saying is, for anybody reading this in the future, don't go on any boats in the year 2112

An update for those who might be curious. Schettino was arrested, sentenced to 16 years in jail and had his family and career destroyed. He is widely considered a national shame and was at one point the most reviled man in Italy. To this day people throughout the country despise him and his actions. De Falco (the Coast Guard officer) became a Senator for one term only to then return to the Coast Guard. Funnily enough, the two men come from the same city (Naples).

"And so what? You want to go home Schettino?! It's dark and you want to go home?! Go up the bow of the ship by means of the ladder and tell me what can be done, NOW!" Legend

I can't even imagine being in a dark elevator as water fills it

Listening to that Coast Guard yell at the captain and putting him in his place was SO satisfying.

Rip Giuseppe Girolamo, a member of the ship's musical band who gave up his seat on a lifeboat to give it to a woman with her children, knowing he couldn’t swim. Truly an heroic act

The coast guard is class here. That job comes with an immense duty of care and you shouldn't take the position unless you understand what that means for you. In 1956 another Italian Captain Piero Calamai conducted the most successful rescue at Sea in history. His ship collided with another ship initially killing 46 people. After making sure all surviving passengers were rescued he refused help stating he wanted to go down with his ship as atonement for the collision which was later found to be the fault of the other ship. The rescue party refused to leave Piero to die however and he lived until 1972. It's reported that the accident haunted him, he never sailed again and on his death bed asked "are the passengers safe? Are the passengers off?" A true Captain.

I don't wanna imagine the horror of being stuck in the elevator.

I liked how pissed off that Coast Guard was at the Captain. He told the Captain that he was going to pay for this, that he would see to it. And the Captain received 16 years in the slammer. He kept his word.

I think the most frustrating thing in an emergency like that is a lack of direction from the crew. They provided almost no direction to the passengers and it was up to the passengers to see what was happening and act to save themselves.

I replayed the Coast Guard's call like 10 times, truly amazing. The moment he said "got it" you could literally hear his control break, he went off on the Captain (as he should) and let him know his destiny. Also, it looked so haunting when they where taking the ship to the port of Genoa, felt like a funeral procession.

I learned 2 things from this video: 1) If a ship is deemed “Unsinkable,” do NOT ride on it. 2) Take the freaking stairs.

That conversation between the coast guard and the captain is the most furiously Italian thing I’ve ever heard

"But do you realize it's dark and we can't see anything?" "So what, it's dark and you want to go home?"😂😂😂

Mad respect for the coast guard officer

Coast Guard, "You may have saved yourself from the sea, but I am going to make you pay for this..." Damn.

I’d be more annoyed about the fact that i’m not about to die in the middle of the ocean but literally right next to safe land

I’ve been to both of Concordia’s sister ships Favolosa and Pacifica and they are HUGE. I can not begin to imagine the panic when Concordia began to tilt and slowly sink.