Gordonb Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 There is enough lifboats, but that assumes that the ship is upright. When it's listing (like this was), at best you would only be able to launch half of them. Didn't think of that little connundrum when they designed it did they? That's 2000 people who can't get in a lifeboat, cos you can't launch it, and thinking about it, it must be a nightmare to launch those on the listing side too! Think I saw that all modern ships have enough lifeboats to evacuate the complete ship on each side to overcome this eventuality. I assume that the law will no doubt be changed so that lifeboat drill must be held prior to leaving port just like it was changed after Herald of Free Enterprise went down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kthebean Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Children yes, but not wimmin (or is it womyn these days). Don't you realize that it would be sexist and patronizing, perpetuating the outdated patriarchal phallocratic paradigm. By not giving up my seat in a lifeboat to a woman I avoid insulting her with my misogynistic ways. She will drown a happy, liberated woman. Sorry ladies but you wanted equality, you got it. Not sure what you're getting your knickers in a twist about, I think most women would agree with you. Apart from perhaps the older generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane39 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Do you also hold the record for the world's shortest neck? Like a fly hitting a car window! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Spyda Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 ever thought of joining the italian navy? No . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 From the tape recoding of the captain and the coastguard played on the news this morning, it seems that the captain was insinuating that he was co-ordinating the evacuation, but from dry land!!!!! A real hero! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie48 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Every man for himself. Seems to be the accepted norm these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Let's be fair to the Captain of the Costa Concordia. He didn't intentionally get into the lifeboat, he tripped and fell into it. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/9022170/Costa-Concordia-captain-says-he-tripped-and-fell-into-life-boat.html Also with him was Dimitri Christidis, the Greek second in command of the Concordia and Silvia Coronica, the third officer, according to La Repubblica newspaper. Heroic to the last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Spyda Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I would be in a lifeboat too if I was the captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadogo Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I would find an appropriate place to toss myself off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Let's be fair to the Captain of the Costa Concordia. He didn't intentionally get into the lifeboat, he tripped and fell into it. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/9022170/Costa-Concordia-captain-says-he-tripped-and-fell-into-life-boat.html Also with him was Dimitri Christidis, the Greek second in command of the Concordia and Silvia Coronica, the third officer, according to La Repubblica newspaper. Heroic to the last So all three of them fell into the liferaft? Wow...that's unfortunate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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