Italy cruise ship disaster: survivors describe ‘pure chaos’

January 16th, 2012

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Mr Ebbage, also 68, added: “Suddenly, around 9.30pm, there was an
almighty bang. Our table went flying, everything crashed to the floor and
the lights went out. Moments later there was an announcement from the
Captain saying there was an electrical fault and that everything was under
control, but you could feel the ship swaying from side to side.”
Despite the severity of the situation, it took an hour before orders were
given to man the lifeboats, many of which were rendered useless because the
ship was listing too heavily by then.

Mr Ebbage said: “There was no chain of command. It was just pure chaos.”

The Ebbages, along with hundreds of other passengers, were forced to lower
themselves across the deck, now tilted
at a precarious angle.

“At one stage I lost sight of my wife and only found her again when we
climbed into the same lifeboat,” Mr Ebbage said. “Those 15 minutes
were the longest of my life. I thought we were done for.”

Mrs Ebbage added: “Some people had no thought for anyone but themselves.
There were people in wheelchairs and elderly folk and some passengers and
crew were just pushing them out of the way. Thankfully a lot of other
people, particularly the women crew members, helped and guided us. They
stepped up.”

John Rodford, 46, a tiler and plasterer from Rochester, Kent, said it was “chefs
and waiters” aiding the escape, rather than officers. He said: “I
didn’t see captains’ jackets and things like that. It was dinner staff.
Costa people were few and far between.”

It is understood most of the 23 British passengers and 12 crew members made
their way to Rome after being rescued and many have already flown home.

Among the last to leave the vessel were eight British dancers who were
performing in the ship’s restaurant when disaster struck. One, Rose Metcalf,
22, helped calm passengers and took a roll call before eventually being
rescued by an Italian air force helicopter. Miss Metcalf also confirmed that
the captain had abandoned the ship in the early stages of the evacuation,
leaving his staff and passengers “to their own devices”.

Edwin Gurd, a 64-year-old retired police officer from Ringwood, Hants, said: “My
wife got on lifeboat No 17 and we got as many women and children on as
possible. But there was later quite a lot of panic from the men, who were
forcing their way on to the boats. They were pushing in front of women.
There was a real danger of crushing injuries.”

Ian and Janice Donoff from Edgware, north London, who were on their honeymoon,
said it was like “something out of a disaster movie”.