Francesco Schettino, Captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia has made a last ditch attempt at a plea bargain as he appeared in court yesterday for the start of his trial. Schettino faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Charges include multiple manslaughter, abandoning ship before passengers and crew were safely ashore and causing…
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Costa Concordia Captain To Stand Trial
Captain of the capsized Costa Concordia is finally facing trial. An Italian judge has ordered that Francesco Schettino, 52, face charges of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship. The trial is due to begin on July 9th in Grosseto. Five other defendants sought plea deals, and their cases shall be judged separately. They…
Bird’s Eye Cruise Ship View
We spend hours looking through pictures of cruise ships, I do anyway! Not only my own but those that have filled cruise websites on the internet. They are the usual holiday snaps are funny pictures where someone is trying to eat the ship, or something along those crazy lines. I love these types of pictures,…
Costa Crociere New Flagship Costa Diadema
I think it’s fair to say 2012 was not the year for Costa Crociere. In January 2012 the world was awoken by the sad news that the Costa Concordia and over 30 passengers and crew had been lost. Just several weeks later the Costa Allegra was left adrift after a fire onboard cut out all…
Costa Concordia Parbuckling Project
A new website has been launched by Costa Crociere and the salvage company given the contract to re-float and remove the Costa Concordia wreck which lies just off the coast of Giglio, Italy. The website details Parbuckling which is the technical term used for the process of rotating the shipwreck back into an upright position….
Costa Concordia Sightseeing
The title of this blog may come across as rather controversial however; recently, this is exactly what the Concordia has turned into, a sight to see. Still sitting half submerged off the island off Giglio, Italy, Costa Concordia is starting to attract day trippers literally by the boat load. It is said that most of…
Costa Concordia Salvage To Begin
Salvage work to remove the Costa Concordia is due to start next month and is expected to take one year. The news was announced Saturday by Costa Crociere and the Costa Concordia Emergency Commissioner’s Office. A US owned company, Titan Salvage, based in Pompano Beach, Florida, has been awarded the contract in partnership with Italian…
Titanic 100 Years On
100 Years ago today RMS Titanic had reached the spot where she would remain until this very day. After hitting an iceberg on April 14th and ultimately sinking in the early hours of April 15th she would secure her place in the history books forever. I know there are many people out there who are…
Cruise Ship Safety
I really cannot stress enough how important it is to take note of the safety information and advice you are given whilst on board. Most of it comes down to simple common sense and is not hard to follow; it could well save your life. One thing I want to stress is that you must…
It Was Norwegian Star To The Rescue
It was Norwegian Star to the rescue, did you know that?? I would guess probably not! It seems to be Just one thing after another for the cruise industry. Since the Costa Concordia tragedy everything in its wake has been blown to the forefront of the media if it involves a cruise ship, but, it seems…
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