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Costa Concordia captain who abandoned ship: I want my job back
Capt Francesco Schettino is also claiming back pay, after it emerged on Wednesday that he had been dismissed by Costa Cruises, the company that owns the Concordia, in July.
“Costa Crociere confirms that it has concluded the disciplinary procedure against Schettino, following the sinking of the Costa Concordia, ordering his dismissal,” the company said in a statement.
The captain has claimed that he managed to save lives on the night of the disaster by steering the listing ship so that it sank in shallows off the coast of Giglio, rather than in open water. He has said that many more lives would have been lost on Jan 13 had he not made the manoeuvre as the ship began to take on water after a rocky shoal tore a massive rip in its hull.
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So does Joe Hazelwood.
Lanceman on October 10, 2012 at 9:53 PM
If that is the former captain of the Exxon Valdez that was my first thought as well….
That, and wondering if Zero’s Uncle Omar is still skippering an automobile to and from his liquor store job in Taxachusetts.
viking01 on October 10, 2012 at 9:56 PM
So many cruise ships still afloat, so little time.
scrubjay on October 10, 2012 at 9:59 PM
Kind of a metaphor for Obama: a captain that abandoned ship, and still wants his job………..
SailorMark on October 10, 2012 at 9:59 PM
Can you blame him? Chu and Holder are still here. Obama belongs to the “mistakes were made” school.
arnold ziffel on October 10, 2012 at 10:04 PM
The strawberries have come home to roost……
viking01 on October 10, 2012 at 10:05 PM
After the Exxon Valdez spill Hazelwood was actually hired by a maritime college to be an instructor.
Mark1971 on October 10, 2012 at 10:07 PM
You shoulda got aboard with the Obama Crew…You would have never got fired in the first place.
BigWyo on October 10, 2012 at 10:08 PM
AND beatified by Dennis Hopper in Waterworld.
Lanceman on October 10, 2012 at 10:09 PM
You both beat me to it.
hawkdriver on October 10, 2012 at 10:09 PM
Winston Churchhill said when pressed why he was on an Italian cruse ship rather than a British one said: “The food is excellent, the service is wonderfull and there is none of that nonsense about women and children first.”
Uniblogger on October 10, 2012 at 10:10 PM
That is one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard.
SailorMark on October 10, 2012 at 10:13 PM
But then, I lead a sheltered life.
SailorMark on October 10, 2012 at 10:15 PM
This can not be said enough.
I’ve blathered on about it a few times.
It’s not just Plastic Jesus…it’s Holder, it’s Chu..Sebilius, Jarret, Geitner, Nepalitano…
His entire Cabinet sucks a$$ out loud and they need to return to the private sector…
BigWyo on October 10, 2012 at 10:17 PM
Ok…
*snort*
Like any one of these people could make it from scratch….and have a real job.
my bad….
BigWyo on October 10, 2012 at 10:20 PM
The SS Obama is adrift, perhaps he could pilot it though the rocky shoals?
Joe Mama on October 10, 2012 at 10:29 PM
Maybe he could be the new Head Deck-Chair Re-Arranger.
TexasDan on October 10, 2012 at 10:45 PM
This is All Gilligan’s Fault.
Del Dolemonte on October 10, 2012 at 10:48 PM
Hey, a Biga Bird distracted the Captain and made him hit that rock!
Or maybe he inherited that rock from the previous captain.
Obama and Schettino should hook up and do a little blow on the bridge together.
profitsbeard on October 11, 2012 at 12:41 AM
Odd… I thought he was already running the Italian economy!
clancy_wiggum on October 11, 2012 at 3:01 AM
Costa Concordia captainUS President who abandonedshipgoverning: I wantmy job backa 2nd term.Wigglesworth on October 11, 2012 at 7:34 AM
Somebody loaned this guy a big brass pair. Because he certainly didn’t have them the night that ship sunk.
GWB on October 11, 2012 at 9:04 AM
I love the idea of his being appointed Captain of the Costa Concordia again. There it is, right off shore… “Captain.” You can have her conn till the end of your days.
Blacksmith on October 11, 2012 at 7:25 PM