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10 minutes after impact blackout the

10 minutes after impact blackout the moment is captured on a passenger’s

moment is captured on a passenger’s

moment is captured on a passenger’s mobile phone behalf of the captain to

mobile phone behalf of the captain to

mobile phone behalf of the captain to inform you that due to an electrical

inform you that due to an electrical

inform you that due to an electrical fault which is currently under control

fault which is currently under control

fault which is currently under control we’re currently in a blackout our

we’re currently in a blackout our

we’re currently in a blackout our technicians are working to resolve the

technicians are working to resolve the

technicians are working to resolve the situation and will inform you of

situation and will inform you of

situation and will inform you of developments as they occur thank you for

developments as they occur thank you for

developments as they occur thank you for your attention they were telling us that

your attention they were telling us that

your attention they were telling us that would be okay so my friends got their

would be okay so my friends got their

would be okay so my friends got their laptops than we were all set in the

laptops than we were all set in the

laptops than we were all set in the corridor watching feel waiting for the

corridor watching feel waiting for the

corridor watching feel waiting for the time when they said I it’s all okay you

time when they said I it’s all okay you

time when they said I it’s all okay you can head back to your cabins so we were

can head back to your cabins so we were

can head back to your cabins so we were unaware completely 15 minutes after the

unaware completely 15 minutes after the

unaware completely 15 minutes after the collision captain Schettino radios the

collision captain Schettino radios the

collision captain Schettino radios the ship’s owners to say that there is a

ship’s owners to say that there is a

ship’s owners to say that there is a problem the ship continues forward as

problem the ship continues forward as

problem the ship continues forward as the crew try to assess the damage the

the crew try to assess the damage the

the crew try to assess the damage the rocks have torn a massive 50 meter gash

rocks have torn a massive 50 meter gash

rocks have torn a massive 50 meter gash in the port side the lower decks of

in the port side the lower decks of

in the port side the lower decks of modern cruise liners are typically

modern cruise liners are typically

modern cruise liners are typically divided into seven watertight

divided into seven watertight

divided into seven watertight compartments the ships are designed to

compartments the ships are designed to

compartments the ships are designed to remain afloat if two compartments are

remain afloat if two compartments are

remain afloat if two compartments are breached but in an echo of the Titanic

breached but in an echo of the Titanic

breached but in an echo of the Titanic it’s believed that the Concordia has

it’s believed that the Concordia has

it’s believed that the Concordia has breached three compartments

the way I read the situation was they

the way I read the situation was they thought this is quite serious turned

thought this is quite serious turned

thought this is quite serious turned around and started to come back in

around and started to come back in

around and started to come back in towards the land again in order to

towards the land again in order to

towards the land again in order to minimize the might of distance between

minimize the might of distance between

minimize the might of distance between the shore and the ship in order to

the shore and the ship in order to

the shore and the ship in order to effect a more realistic rescue 10pm the

effect a more realistic rescue 10pm the

effect a more realistic rescue 10pm the Concordia turns around and heads for

Concordia turns around and heads for

Concordia turns around and heads for land very soon after hitting the rocks

land very soon after hitting the rocks

land very soon after hitting the rocks it would have been prudent for the

it would have been prudent for the

it would have been prudent for the captain to start the assembly process

captain to start the assembly process

captain to start the assembly process every second can literally make the

every second can literally make the

every second can literally make the difference between life and death the

difference between life and death the

difference between life and death the passengers are not informed of any

passengers are not informed of any

passengers are not informed of any impending emergency she felt you had

impending emergency she felt you had

impending emergency she felt you had been hold and it was a fairly large hole

been hold and it was a fairly large hole

been hold and it was a fairly large hole you would be thinking very quickly about

you would be thinking very quickly about

you would be thinking very quickly about signed in general alarm signals because

signed in general alarm signals because

signed in general alarm signals because you would want to get the passengers to

you would want to get the passengers to

you would want to get the passengers to their emergency station sooner rather

their emergency station sooner rather

their emergency station sooner rather than later

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