Costa Concordia disaster
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On 13 January 2012, the seven-year-old Costa Cruises vessel Costa Concordia was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when the cruise ship deviated from her planned route at Isola
Costa Concordia aground with rigid lifeboats in foreground and inflatables hanging from the side of the ship
Costa Concordia as seen at Palma, Majorca, in September 2011
Rescued passengers huddle ashore
Wrecked ship with boulder in hull gash
"The captain goes down with the ship" is the maritime tradition that a sea captain holds the ultimate responsibility for both the ship and everyone embarked on it, and in an emergency they will devote
Costa Concordia disaster
…An investigation focused on shortcomings in the procedures followed by Costa Concordia's crew and the actions of its captain, Francesco Schettino, who left the ship prematurely. He left about 300 passengers on board the sinking vessel, most of whom were rescued by helicopter or motorboats in the area. Schettino was found guilty…
Captain Edward Smith held to the principle during the 1912 Titanic disaster.
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