A Billionaire’s Bad Day – Superyacht sinks off Greece [VIDEO]
Some billionaire just had a really bad day. The Proteksan-Turquoise designed and built superyacht, YOGI, sank this morning off the coast Skyros, a small Greek
Some billionaire just had a really bad day. The Proteksan-Turquoise designed and built superyacht, YOGI, sank this morning off the coast Skyros, a small Greek
Associations representing the global cruise industry have announced a new drill policy requiring mandatory muster drills for embarking passengers prior to
Michael Crye is the executive vice president of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the world’s largest cruise association. In this
With the Costa Concordia disaster headlining global news the questions most asked by mariners is: How will that disaster change the cruise ship industry? For
DP World’s cruise facility demonstrates capability to welcome cruise tourism growth in Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 29, 2012:- For the
The following editorial was written by a source trusted by the editors of gCaptain.com who wishes to remain anonymous due to his close relationship with
gCaptain’s John Konrad Narrates the Final Maneuvers of the Costa Concordia Disclaimer, we will not know the EXACT details of what happened until the
Serious, and unambiguous statements by Dr Valeria Montesarchio from the Court of Grosseto. The following are a few highlights, the entire transcript is
President of RINA, the Italian classification society that certified the Costa Concordia for seaworthiness and safety, Gianni Scerni resigned Tuesday amid
We’ve already seen video of the Costa Concordia showing off near Giglio, now Lloyd’s List has put together this infographic showing a
A senior United Nations official today called for a thorough investigation into the incident involving the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off
The following is video shot in August 2011 showing the Costa Concordia “showing off” close to shore near the Port of Giglio. The sometimes risky
[Disclaimer] the following story was reportedly written by the GSM of the Concordia but is unverified as of Monday morning. If true, it goes against what has
ROME (Dow Jones)–The chief executive of Carnival Corp.’s (CCL) Costa Crociere SpA blamed the captain of the shipwrecked Concordia
There is lots of guessing out there in the wake of the COSTA CONCORDIA disaster. Here are my thoughts on the matter. The initial accident: First, there is lots
Here is some amateur video shot by some passengers of the Costa Concordia after they have disembarked the sinking ship and are being transferred to land. As
Rescue operations continued on Sunday inside the cruise ship that ran aground off the shore of Tuscany late Friday, triggering a confused evacuation of
Italian authorities on Saturday were investigating what caused a cruise ship to run aground off the Tuscan shore, triggering a confused evacuation in which
**UPDATE 15 Jan 12**: The Costa Concordia does not have azimuthing “pod-type” thrusters. Many modern cruise ships are unique from other ships such
Upon departure from the port of a Giglio, an island off the northwestern coast of Italy, the cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a reef, tearing a 50 meter-long
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