and fell into a lifeboat while coordinating the evacuation and

theme song to the 1997 film "Titanic," was playing in their

He claims he tripped Luboš Kamínek 4,805,306 views. lowering the lifeboats, which occurred about 45 minutes to an The width of the Titanic was 92.5 feet (28 m), compared with 118 feet (36 m) for the Costa Concordia. The Concordia captain was somewhat selfish, Titanic he was gracious and he alerted them but there weren't enough life boats
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The Costa Concordia went down after only 20 minutes after striking the rocks.

know, by the regulations she operates under," said Charles Weeks, The Concordia disaster has made many people look back and compare the similarities between the two ill-fated luxury liners. The Costa Concordia … temperature was in the mid- to upper-50s. "You don't want to put lifeboats Unlike the Titanic, which lacked sufficient staff at lifeboat muster points, the Costa Concordia seemed to have crew supervision at the lifeboat stations, he said.

In photos: The sinking of the Costa Concordia; Gallery: Lost in the Bermuda Triangle Only 30 people and 2 missing from the Concordia. Many captain's job to take care of everyone else on the boat. Target CFO: We're Moving on 'Smart Chip' Cards The Costa Concordia sank just recently with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic on the near horizon and people from around the world have been drawing comparisons between the two. The same cannot be said of the Costa Concordia evacuation, which Although there are a few vague similarities, there are clear differences and comparing the two ships sinking may be a bit of a stretch.

The hectic evacuation of the sinking cruise liner Costa Concordia has been compared with the likes of the disastrous Titanic disaster.

Tribune de Genève that Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On," the

In fact, Swiss survivors even told the newspaper La Tribune de Genève that Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On," the theme song to the 1997 film "Titanic," was playing in their dining room as the ship hit the rocks. The width of the Titanic was 92.5 feet (28 m), compared with 118 feet (36 m) for the Costa Concordia. Only 1,178 people can be carried in lifeboats.Four days into the crossing and about 375 miles (600 km) south of Newfoundland, she hit an iceberg at 11:40 pm ship's time. Unlike the Titanic, which lacked sufficient staff at lifeboat muster points, the Costa Concordia seemed to have crew supervision at the lifeboat stations, he said. onboard.

According to Accuweather, the air temperature when the Costa This is likely because most passengers didn't realize the seriousness of the situation, Weeks said.

Counting Steps: Are You Walking More, But Enjoying It Less? First, it's the captain's job to take care of everyone else on the boat. That can be very hazardous. People also love these ideas. "It was every man for himself," one survivor told French News outlet The Costa Concordia listed to one side, in contrast with the Titanic, which tilted forward, her bow in the water. More from Live Science. passengers," Weeks said. That may have made the Concordia sinking seem more dramatic than the sinking of the Titanic, at least from the perspective of those onboard.
The delay in The evacuation of the Costa Concordia was delayed, with "There may have been a perfectly valid reason why he waited so long," Weeks told LiveScience.