Lessons Learned: A Sad Anniversary of the Costa Concordia Disaster
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I would get on a ship tomorrow and I have been on ships in hurricanes and tsunamis and gale force winds and 60ft seas and in all sorts of weather and I have never ever L ever not felt safe right
everybody is trained on these ships the crew do A muster every week we've been on ships together we have attended Lifeboat drill which was usually within hours you know as you sail
I think one of the reasons we're we're all shocked and you and I particularly I I'm still in shock really after finding this out is that it is so rare
everyone has a personal responsibility so when you travel you have a personal responsibility to make sure that you don't just show up at the muster and go away and have a drink
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Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of the tragedy of the Costa Concordia on January 13, 2012. 32 guests perished when the ship crashed into a reef of the Italian island of Giglio; 2 have never been recovered. In a chaotic, nighttime evacuation, 4200 passengers made it to shore. The ship remains on its side off the shore of the island; ironically, it's now a tourist attraction. Crews are still working to remove it. Captain Francesco Schettino remains under house arrest, but has not been charged. Sunday's anniversary will be marked on the island by ceremonies hosted by the local authorities and Costa Cruises. The huge rock that slashed the Concordia's hull will be returned to the reef bearing a memorial plaque. And one minute of silence will be held at 9:45, the exact moment the Concordia ran aground. The cruise industry has responded over the past year by tightening safety regulations, including those for safety drills. In the wake of the tragedy in January 2012, Cruise and Travel Lifestyles' Vanessa Lee and Ship2ShoreTV's Lynn Elmhirst shared their thoughts and observations about the tragedy and the lessons we, and all travelers, can learn. They're still relevant today; it's a video worth watching one year later.