Costa Concordia- Cruise Liner

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Costa Concordia was a passenger cruise liner which on 13th January 2012 while navigating in the Tyrrhenian Sea the vessel was stranded on Scole Rocks at Giglio Island. The accident resulted in the death of 32 people, 157 persons injured and the total loss of the ship. From the official accident investigative report prepared and released by the Italian Ministry of Infrastructures and Transports on 27th of May 2013, it was established that the ship was navigating is a dangerous distance from the coastline, under Master's command. The above danger was identified behind time and every effort made to avoid grounding was fruitless. Immediately after collision the vessel lost her propulsion and electrical power. Following the above the water-tightness of the vessel was seriously affected and drifted by the wind and currents which were present in the area. Finally the vessel was heavily listed and grounded on the Giglio Island, which after few hours she partially sunk and rested on the sea bottom on her starboard side. According to accident report (2013) the root cause of the accident was determined to be linked with the human factor element. The report separates the accident in two (2) phases, the first is the unsafe navigational practice which resulted in the contact of the ship with the rocks and the second phase is the overall emergency management onboard and ashore. Concerning the first phase of the accident the report (2013) concludes that altering the course of the ship from a perpendicular to a parallel course close to shore proved to be a catastrophic decision. Moreover the questionable behavior of the Master is of primary concern since Master decided to navigate the ship in restricted and confined waters when alternative and ... ... middle of paper ... ...CCIDENT DATABASE REVIEW OF HUMAN-ELEMENT CONCERNS: WHAT DO THE RESULTS MEAN FOR CLASSIFICATION? [online] American Bureau of Shipping [viewed on 08 April 2014]. Available from: http://mycourse.solent.ac.uk/pluginfile.php/149751/mod_book/chapter/16298/Baker_ABS_RINA_2005_Final_II.pdf KENNEDY, H. 2012. Francesco Schettino, Costa Concordia captain, lied & whined after abandoning ship: transcript. [online] DailyNews:17th January 2012. [viewed on 08 April 2014].Available from: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/francesco-schettino-castro-concordia-captain-lied-whined-abandoning-ship-transcript-article-1.1007436 MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURES AND TRANSPORTS (MIT), 2013, COSTA CONCORDIA-Report on the safety technical investigation [online] [viewed on 08 April 2014]. Available from: http://www.safety4sea.com/images/media/pdf/Costa_Concordia_-_Full_Investigation_Report.pdf

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