Wrecked liner's captain detained by police (272 hits)
(CBS/AP) PORTO SANTO STEFANO, Italy — Italian media report that the captain of a cruise liner that ran aground with some 4,000 people aboard has been detained for questioning in the case. Sky Italia reported Saturday that investigators based in the Tuscan city of Grosseto confirmed Francisco Schettino, captain of the Costa Concordia, was detained for investigation of alleged manslaughter, abandoning his ship while people were still aboard and causing a shipwreck. Three bodies have been found, and dozens more are still missing, after thousands were evacuated from the listing vessel.
Jen I read the update on this. He surely does have to answer to what really happened and his less noble actions to abandon ship before the safety of others desires in-depth follow-up.
It was a indeed a frightful trauma for everyone aboard.
And, there was an interview with a young man who was honeymooning on the ship...He and his wife ended up swimming to shore, because those on the crew charged with lowering those life boats could not lower them, because they had to wait for the captian to give them the orders to do so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and, he said by the time the crew decided to lower the life boats it was too late because the boats could not get past the leaning ship to get to the water!!!
HOw will this captian be able to live with himself, but, he could have paniced, still this does not excuse him from his being the care taker of all of these peoples. (NUP)
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA
