The current plight of the Costa Concordia reminds me of a comment made by Churchill. After his retirement he was cruising the Mediterranean on an Italian cruise liner and some Italian journalists asked why an ex British Prime Minister should choose an Italian ship. “There are three things I like about being on an Italian cruise ship” said Churchill. “First their cuisine is unsurpassed. Second their service is superb. And then, in time of emergency, there is none of this nonsense about women and children first”.
How do they serve alcoholic drinks on Italian cruise ships? - On the rocks
What vegetables do you get with dinner on Italian cruise ships? - Leeks
What’s the fastest way to get off an Italian cruise ship? - Follow the captain
When the captain of the ill fated Costa Concordia was asked if he knew where he was going he replied “off course.”
So the captain of the Costa Concordia will soon be in the dock. That’s more than can be said for his ship.
I like my women how I like my Italian Cruises. Wet, wrecked and ready to go down.
The Costa Concordia is probably the most expensive thing to go down in Italy since Berlusconi’s last ■■■■■■.
What’s the difference between the Italian economy and the stricken cruise liner Costa Concordia?
Smee:
The current plight of the Costa Concordia reminds me of a comment made by Churchill. After his retirement he was cruising the Mediterranean on an Italian cruise liner
alamcculloch:
Sadly the Costa Concordia will not be sailing again.She is so badly damaged that scrappage is the way forward now.
Wreck fishing in Tuscany
“The internet” says, Recovery is possible unless it slips down the shelf where it would be left.
This would only work, however, if a survey of the wreck showed that the ship was stable enough to be towed into deeper water before it was heaved into an upright position.
The stress on the materials would be enormous. The Costa Concordia is over 290 meters long (860 feet) and weighs more than 114,000 tons. By comparison, the Herald of Free Enterprise was just half as long and weighed just 8,000 tons.
The entire procedure, ship expert Krüger estimates, would take several months.
“Basically, the ship could eventually be put back into service,” he says. But he doubts whether anyone would be willing to take a cruise on it. Krüger thinks that it is more likely the Costa Concordia will be scrapped.
