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Abandoning Ship: An Etiquette Guide
slate.com 4 weeks, 1 day agoThe 4,300-passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off the Italian coast on Friday. At least 11 people are confirmed dead, and more remain missing. Some passengers say there was chaos during the evacuation , with no respect for the tradition of women and children first. The Italian Coast Guard reportedly ordered the captain, who had abandoned ship, back onto his crippled vessel to assist in the evacuation, but he refused. Are there laws governing how to abandon ship?
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Recording In Cruise Ship Disaster Casts Captain In Bad Light
latimes.com 4 weeks, 1 day agoAfter the cruise ship Costa Concordia became grounded, Capt. Francesco Schettino was reluctant to help with the evacuation on board, a recording shows.As terrified passengers scrambled to avoid the icy waters, Capt. Francesco Schettino sat in a lifeboat on the phone weakly telling rescuers why he had abandoned his luxury cruise ship.
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