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28 Jan 2013, 8:45 pm
The captain was allegedly trying to execute a display maneuver called a “salute” when the ship ran into a rock, causing it to founder and capsize. [read post]
3 Dec 2012, 11:00 am
People outside of New York sometimes forget that the City and Long Island are basically 3 islands, connected by a vast array of hundred year old tunnels and bridges. [read post]
14 Sep 2012, 7:49 am
Before the ship hit the rocks, Schettino can be heard over the audio recordings joking with a bridge crew member who began to veer right when the order was to veer left. [read post]
15 Jul 2012, 6:07 am
California Surf Rock. [read post]
4 Jul 2012, 8:59 am
We also found compelling evidence that Schettino's decision to "salute" the island of Giglio by sailing perilously close caused the accident, but also that this wasn't the first time the Costa Concordia had sailed within a few hundred yards of the rocks. [read post]
2 Jun 2012, 8:49 am
I am indebted to Owen Muelder for bringing to my attention that Buford, raised in nearby Rock Island, Illinois, was one of fifteen students who matriculated at Knox College in 1842 and attended school here in Galesburg for a year before joining West Point’s class of 1848. [read post]
27 May 2012, 6:06 am
Book: Rock Scene. [read post]
26 Apr 2012, 8:35 am
At least 30 people were killed and two others are missing and presumed dead after the Costa Concordia struck rocks and turned on its side January 13 off the Italian island of Giglio. [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 2:43 pm
" No More Detours Another allegation made against the captain of the "Costa Concordia" was that he deviated from the ship's intended course and passed too close to the island of Giglio, making the ship hit a rock and capsize. [read post]
10 Feb 2012, 11:20 am
NAPLES, Italy: Francesco Schettino, the captain of the doomed cruise liner Costa Concordia, knew as soon as his ship struck a rock off the island of Giglio on January 13 that he had made a catastrophic error and a 30-year career at sea was ending in disgrace. [read post]
14 Jan 2012, 10:16 am
It immediately raised a host of questions: Why did it hit a reef so close to the Tuscan island of Giglio? [read post]
14 Jan 2012, 5:40 am
Local fishermen say the island coast of Giglio is known for its rocky sea floor. [read post]
2 Dec 2011, 9:21 am
Chickens and six-toed cats have their run of the island. [read post]
30 Jul 2011, 12:11 am
We then went on to operate for 10 days around the island of Manus in the Admiralty Islands before returning back to San Francisco to the Mare Island Navy Yard for repairs and maintenance. [read post]
23 Jun 2011, 9:22 pm
Bill Sadler, a state police spokesman in Little Rock, said an official report on the crash with more details will be prepared later. [read post]
22 Jun 2011, 6:07 pm
This is a long, tedious post. [read post]
22 Jun 2011, 6:07 pm
This is a long, tedious post. [read post]
10 Jun 2011, 12:05 pm
The tablet is the bridge between laptop and smartphone, and will likely end up replacing both devices. [read post]
14 Apr 2011, 4:00 am
Since then, at least 20 such incidents of wrong-way driving have occurred on Long Island ... 16. [read post]
12 Jan 2011, 5:00 am
This latest exercise in ephemerality seeks to suspend 5.9 miles of gleaming silver semi-translucent fabric panels high above the river, echoing the ebb and flow of the water, and interrupted only by existing bridges, trees, and rocks, with sunshine blinking through the gaps. [read post]
