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(11,665 posts) Mon Jan 16, 2012, 07:24 PM Jan 2012

Captain's favor to head waiter to blame for cruise ship disaster?

La Repubblica newspaper has published what it says is a telephone conversation between the port authority and the captain of the Costa Concordia on the night the cruise ship veered off course and crashed into rocks off the coast of Tuscany, NBC News reports.

The transcript of the conversation is in the hands of prosecutors.

The captain, Francesco Schettino, had sailed perilously close to the coast so that the Costa Concordia's head waiter could salute his family on land, according to other media reports.

Here is the translation of the conversation between him and the port authority shortly after the accident, according to NBC News:

More at: http://overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/16/10164356-captains-favor-to-head-waiter-to-blame-for-cruise-ship-disaster

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Captain's favor to head waiter to blame for cruise ship disaster? (Original Post) Playinghardball Jan 2012 OP

In the immortal words of Rick Perry, "Ooops". Scuba Jan 2012 #1

How very sad. I have taken many cruises from Italy and all were wonderful experiences. I southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #2

"Honey, just go to Punta Gabbianata and wait. The Captain said he'd put on a good show for you." baldguy Jan 2012 #3

Hold my martini and watch this... nt Xipe Totec Jan 2012 #4

That's a great reason to put thousands of lives and a huge boat at risk high density Jan 2012 #5

If there is even a hint of truth to this Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #6

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Scuba

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1. In the immortal words of Rick Perry, "Ooops".

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Mon Jan 16, 2012, 07:28 PM

Jan 2012

southernyankeebelle

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2. How very sad. I have taken many cruises from Italy and all were wonderful experiences. I

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Mon Jan 16, 2012, 07:29 PM

Jan 2012

feel so sad for the family who lost loved ones. The captain was careless to do this kind of favor. I am sure he didn't mean for this to happen but it is very poor poor judgement.