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January 15th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
An investigation by Italian prosecutors began yesterday. The consequences for
a cruise industry worth billions of pounds could be devastating.
Investigators will want to know why the 1,000ft-long ship ran aground and how
it began to sink in such a short time.
The Concordia was just two hours into its journey from a port near Rome to
Savona in northern Italy when it crashed into rocks, ripping a 160ft-long
hole in its hull, at about 9.30pm on Friday. It is not clear why the ship,
with its sophisticated navigation equipment, did not detect the reef.
Before he was arrested, Captain Francesco Schettino said: “As we were
navigating at cruise speed, we hit a rocky spur. According to the nautical
chart, there should have been sufficient water underneath us.”
It appears the ship steered toward shallow waters near the island of Giglio,
but became unstable and capsized. Italian authorities said last night that
two French tourists and one Peruvian sailor had drowned. Officials in Porto
Santo Stefano said up to 40 people remained unaccounted for, but it was
unclear if they were saved in the chaotic rescue or had drowned.
The Foreign Office was unable to confirm reports that all 37 Britons known to
be on board — 25 passengers and 12 crew — were safe. The majority of the
passengers were Italian with others from the US, France and Germany. Ennio
Aquilini, the head of the fire service rescue operation, said: “We are not
sure of the numbers, we cannot exclude that some people are missing, in fact
it is very probable.”
Giuseppe Linardi, a senior regional official, said the ship’s owner had
reported that dozens of the 4,234 passengers and crew were missing.
The accident occurred as some passengers were taking their seats for the
second dinner sitting. Others were watching a magic show, when the magician
fled the stage, prompting panic.
Passengers and crew were left terrified as the ship began to list and water
poured into cabins.
Agata Martisi, 40, said: “We were having dinner when I heard a huge bang and
suddenly it felt as if the ship was being ripped apart. I turned to my
husband and said, ‘My God, that sounds like we’re on the Titanic’.”
It was announced over the Tannoy that there had been a technical problem and
passengers were told not to worry. It took about another hour for horns to
sound, signalling the order to abandon ship.
As the ship began to list badly, some lifeboats could not be lowered into the
water.
Mandy and John Rodford, from Rochester, Kent, were forced to slide the width
of the deck in order to reach lifeboats that were still usable.
“We had to climb out of that one and climb back up on to the ship’s deck and
slide down its width towards the side of the ship that was leaning closest
to the water,” said Mr Rodford. “When we got to the railings we managed to
jump on to the bottom of an upturned lifeboat and from there on to another
lifeboat that was still upright.”
One crewman said some men had ignored the request for women and children to go
first because fathers did not want to be parted from their families.
Fabio Costa said last night: “We were giving priority to kids and women and
trying to leave the men until last but they were not accepting it because it
was their families … We were just trying to stop people getting stepped on.”
Fishing boats, ferries and helicopters joined the rescue.
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