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inside the Concordia hundreds of

inside the Concordia hundreds of stranded passengers are searching for a

stranded passengers are searching for a

stranded passengers are searching for a way out no working lifeboats remain

way out no working lifeboats remain

way out no working lifeboats remain people slipping over Everywhere’s

people slipping over Everywhere’s

people slipping over Everywhere’s mad-eye it was horrible there is little

mad-eye it was horrible there is little

mad-eye it was horrible there is little sign of a coordinated evacuation on

sign of a coordinated evacuation on

sign of a coordinated evacuation on board the worst situation that could

board the worst situation that could

board the worst situation that could happen for the passengers on board is if

happen for the passengers on board is if

happen for the passengers on board is if they lose confidence in the very people

they lose confidence in the very people

they lose confidence in the very people that are supposed to be managing the

that are supposed to be managing the

that are supposed to be managing the entire evacuation process the people

entire evacuation process the people

entire evacuation process the people that are managing the evacuation proces

that are managing the evacuation proces

that are managing the evacuation proces need to be seen and perceived to be in

need to be seen and perceived to be in

need to be seen and perceived to be in control to be to have information at

control to be to have information at

control to be to have information at their disposal that’s going to help the

their disposal that’s going to help the

their disposal that’s going to help the passengers the ship is now listing

passengers the ship is now listing

passengers the ship is now listing heavily to the starboard side dancers

heavily to the starboard side dancers

heavily to the starboard side dancers Joe and Kirstie located towards the rear

Joe and Kirstie located towards the rear

Joe and Kirstie located towards the rear of the ship can only watch as the water

of the ship can only watch as the water

of the ship can only watch as the water level rises oh please please please

level rises oh please please please

level rises oh please please please please I was saying I’m not ready to die

please I was saying I’m not ready to die

please I was saying I’m not ready to die together they decide their only way out

together they decide their only way out

together they decide their only way out is to jump for it I was quite high up on

is to jump for it I was quite high up on

is to jump for it I was quite high up on the ship and that was level with water

the ship and that was level with water

the ship and that was level with water and I’m stuck I just remember watching

and I’m stuck I just remember watching

and I’m stuck I just remember watching this ice it’s all breaking like

this ice it’s all breaking like

this ice it’s all breaking like everyone’s looking each other going take

everyone’s looking each other going take

everyone’s looking each other going take care like I love you take care nice to

care like I love you take care nice to

care like I love you take care nice to start I’m gonna die my my bees forever

start I’m gonna die my my bees forever

start I’m gonna die my my bees forever I’ve died and I was like that’s how

I’ve died and I was like that’s how

I’ve died and I was like that’s how about to go and I just thought was I’ll

about to go and I just thought was I’ll

about to go and I just thought was I’ll give it a diver I was like Joe you’re

give it a diver I was like Joe you’re

give it a diver I was like Joe you’re not coming out of this one

we all just then look to each other and

we all just then look to each other and we thought this is gonna be it I just

we thought this is gonna be it I just

we thought this is gonna be it I just jumped in and just I said went like mad

jumped in and just I said went like mad

jumped in and just I said went like mad swimming I watched him jump and then I

swimming I watched him jump and then I

swimming I watched him jump and then I just followed him afterwards we didn’t

just followed him afterwards we didn’t

just followed him afterwards we didn’t even think about it just ran and jumped

it was absolutely freezing but that was

it was absolutely freezing but that was the last thing on my mind

the last thing on my mind

the last thing on my mind didn’t go through my mind I was just

didn’t go through my mind I was just

didn’t go through my mind I was just like what what could be under the water

like what what could be under the water

like what what could be under the water like was I’m so petrified let’s say but

like was I’m so petrified let’s say but

like was I’m so petrified let’s say but I was just literally swimming I was just

I was just literally swimming I was just

I was just literally swimming I was just like as for me I was I was like if I die

like as for me I was I was like if I die

like as for me I was I was like if I die I die as I was preparing myself for a

I die as I was preparing myself for a

I die as I was preparing myself for a and I was waiting for it to happen and

and I was waiting for it to happen and

and I was waiting for it to happen and then the swim it’s so much hard work and

then the swim it’s so much hard work and

then the swim it’s so much hard work and I had my phone in my purse in my hand

I had my phone in my purse in my hand

I had my phone in my purse in my hand clinging on to the right side I don’t

clinging on to the right side I don’t

clinging on to the right side I don’t want to lose things people were shouting

want to lose things people were shouting

want to lose things people were shouting to not look back and then I was so knack

to not look back and then I was so knack

to not look back and then I was so knack that I had to go onto my back and swim

that I had to go onto my back and swim

that I had to go onto my back and swim and you know he’d say it’s just these

and you know he’d say it’s just these

and you know he’d say it’s just these lights like they’re not you know a

lights like they’re not you know a

lights like they’re not you know a typical light from the Titanic the

typical light from the Titanic the

typical light from the Titanic the typical deep echo nose and of all the

typical deep echo nose and of all the

typical deep echo nose and of all the metal like breaking off light so that

metal like breaking off light so that

metal like breaking off light so that that noise that noise will not leave a

that noise that noise will not leave a

that noise that noise will not leave a son it takes them 20 minutes to reach

son it takes them 20 minutes to reach

son it takes them 20 minutes to reach the islands rocky shoreline I started to

the islands rocky shoreline I started to

the islands rocky shoreline I started to climb up I slipped and I thinking I’m

climb up I slipped and I thinking I’m

climb up I slipped and I thinking I’m not going back in that water no way and

not going back in that water no way and

not going back in that water no way and I tried to pull myself up but there was

I tried to pull myself up but there was

I tried to pull myself up but there was a local villager who’d come down and she

a local villager who’d come down and she

a local villager who’d come down and she was stood there waiting to drag people

was stood there waiting to drag people

was stood there waiting to drag people up and she grabbed my hand and pulled me

up and she grabbed my hand and pulled me

up and she grabbed my hand and pulled me up

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