01-14-2012, 04:10 PM
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Telegraph
Earlier Saturday Francesco Schettino, captain of the Costa Concordia, had told Italian television that the vessel had hit a rocky spur while cruising in waters which, according to the charts, should have been safe.
"As we were navigating at cruise speed, we hit a rocky spur," he told Tgcom24 television station:
"According to the nautical chart, there should have been sufficient water underneath us," he added.
CNN stated the abandoning ship charge was the more serious of the charges! WTF about manslaughter?
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/14/world/euro...?hpt=hp_t1
breach on hull
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