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| Capt. Francesco Schettino and Capt. Gregorio De Falco |
I really think there’s not much to be said about what happened that night, except that there are no words. However,
here (and
here) is a translation of the transcript of the conversation between Capt. Francesco Schettino, commander of the grounded Costa Concordia, and Capt. Gregorio De Falco of the Italian Coast Guard in Livorno. De Falco vehemently and repeatedly ordered Schettino to return to the ship to oversee the evacuation. Two opposite ways of understanding and practicing what the duties of a Ship Commander are, one is honorable, the other is not…
UPDATE: January 18, 2012, 9:15 pm
This piece by John Hooper in today’s online edition of The Guardian is definitely worth reading. The title says much about what’s inside the piece: “
Costa Concordia shipwreck’s hero and villain lay bare two souls of Italy.”
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