How does the Italy Concordia sinking compare to the Titanic disaster?

 

A:
Our Galveston maritime injury lawyers list some of the striking similarities:
 

• Both cruise ship accidents involved inappropriate speed in areas known to contain submerged hazards.

 

• In both instances, passengers were initially informed that there was only minor trouble and crewmembers implied that there was nothing to worry about.

 

• Evacuations of both ships were somewhat chaotic and poorly organized with much confusion and fear among passengers.

 

• In both evacuations, some lifeboats left the ships only partially filled.

 

• Both ships suffered major gashes to their hulls that resulted in the ships listing as they took on water, and eventually capsizing.

 

• Both accidents took place around the time of the late evening dinner seatings.

 

• Both cruise ships were the prize ships of their lines (White Star for the Titanic and Costa Cruises for the Concordia). The Titanic and the Concordia were both considered to be larger, more luxurious, and more powerful than the other ships of their lines.

 

• Both ships had seasoned captains and crews at the helm that nonetheless made catastrophic errors in judgment.

 

• Both cruise ship accidents saw the loss of numerous lives among the crew and passengers.

 

• In both cases, confusion remained about who was missing and who was not until some time after the disasters.

 
For contrast, our Galveston maritime injury lawyers mention one striking dissimilarity between the two cruise ship accidents:
 

• Captain Smith remained on the Titanic throughout the entire evacuation and went down to his death with the ship.

 

• Captain Schettino fled the injured Concordia right away and left the evacuation to proceed without his help and the ship to sink behind him.

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