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The images were beyond shocking to anyone who has ever been on a cruise ship. We have all seen some stunning videos of cruise ships banging into a pier or bumping into one another (not so gently) but to see a ship half capsized and the resulting death of 27 passengers plus 5 heroic crew was crushing.
There are some interesting videos of what happened to the ship after it was stabilized. All are time lapse and it starts with the re-floating effort, then the towing to be scrapped (they could not take it to the usual places ships go to die) and then finally the scrapping deck by deck. Take a look:
While I don’t really think about this disaster when I get onboard a ship, I do pay perhaps more attention to the safety briefing and exit options near my cabin (as well as my muster station location) than I did before this event! You? – René
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René de Lambert is a contributing writer for EyeoftheFlyer.com - He is an avid Delta and SkyTeam flyer who has held Delta’s top Diamond Medallion status for many years and flown millions of miles.
We were on a Princess cruise in July 2015 and nearing Genoa Italy when we saw a really decrepit ship. As we neared, I could see it was the Costa Concordia – recently raised up from the sea floor. I have a great photo of it – but not sure how to post it here.
We were on a Princess cruise in July 2015 and nearing Genoa Italy when we saw a really decrepit ship. As we neared, I could see it was the Costa Concordia – recently raised up from the sea floor. I have a great photo of it – but not sure how to post it here.
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We were on a Princess cruise in July 2015 and nearing Genoa Italy when we saw a really decrepit ship. As we neared, I could see it was the Costa Concordia – recently raised up from the sea floor. I have a great photo of it – but not sure how to post it here.
@Scott – You can post it to Twitter or Instagram and I can then link or include it. Thanks!
We were on a Princess cruise in July 2015 and nearing Genoa Italy when we saw a really decrepit ship. As we neared, I could see it was the Costa Concordia – recently raised up from the sea floor. I have a great photo of it – but not sure how to post it here.
@Scott – You can post it to Twitter or Instagram and I can then link or include it. Thanks!