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Analysis: Italy disaster shows Titanic lifeboat issues linger

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The capsizing of the Costa Concordia will pressure the cruise industry to address a safety question that has lingered since the Titanic disaster almost 100 years ago - how to get thousands of people off a giant cruise ship into lifeboats quickly.

Carnival Corp, owner of the Concordia, conceded on Thursday that the accident, which has led to the deaths of at least 11 people with another 24 unaccounted for out of its 4,200 passengers and crew, "has called into question our company's safety and emergency response procedures." A Carnival spokesman could not immediately comment on whether the company's safety review would include the lifeboats.

Veteran mariners say the Concordia wreck - particularly the problems the passengers encountered in launching lifeboats as the ship listed to one side - proves there are problems the industry, try though it might, still has not solved. More ...

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Comments (15 posted):

John Smith on 01/22/12 05:04:55

There where some serious problems with the lifeboats

John Smith on 01/22/12 05:06:00

There where some serious problems with the lifeboats

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thanks for the great information about Titanic lifeboat, i love the movie of this... hope you can post more info about this subject.

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marine paneling on 01/29/12 04:22:34

The tragic sinking of this cruise ship is a big news these days, not because of the number of deaths or the heros that arose during this unfortunate event but because of the manner by which the captain has responded during the time of emergency. For those who are not familiar with emergency situations, tensions and panicking are inevitable and so the quality of the sea vessel needs to be guaranteed for more lives to be saved.

marine paneling on 01/29/12 04:25:48

We are very fortunate to have many choices of cruise liners to choose from these days. We can check what kind of amenities they have in store for us and if they follow the safety standards or if the materials used in building them are guaranteed of quality.

Richard geard on 01/31/12 12:21:48

what kind of problems you are talking about?

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For those who are not familiar with emergency situations, tensions and panicking are inevitable and so the quality of the sea vessel needs to be guaranteed for more lives to be saved.

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