An utterly absorbing tangle of investigations, hearings, lawsuits, accusations, commendations and proposals for additional regulations in the international Convention of the Safety of Lives at Sea started growing even before the search of the wreck of the Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia was completed. European newspapers already are proposing that the standard passenger lifeboat drill, supposed to be held during the first day at sea — which was not held on the Costa Concordia — be held before leaving port.
This may be a good idea, but the problem of piling on regulations is always how to guarantee compliance. The captain of the Costa Concordia has admitted deviating from his authorized route to pass close to shore so he could salute a former colleague with a blast from the ship’s foghorn.
The ship's movements have twice before interrupted the work of rescuers, with the search suspended almost all day on Wednesday.
More movement on Friday forced rescuers on board the vessel and divers working in the waters around it to stop work, said a spokesman for the coastguard, Cosima Nicastro.
Investigations were under way to assess the danger posed by the ship's instability, he said.
The ship may have only moved by a metre or as little as a few centimetres, but officials are wary of any movement that could push it into much deeper water nearby, says the BBC's Alan Johnston at the scene.
He says it will be another agonising delay for the relatives all around the world of those still missing.
But hopes that any survivors remain on board the wreck have faded and pressure is building to move into the recovery phase of the operation.
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This may be a good idea, but the problem of piling on regulations is always how to guarantee compliance. The captain of the Costa Concordia has admitted deviating from his authorized route to pass close to shore so he could salute a former colleague with a blast from the ship’s foghorn.
The ship's movements have twice before interrupted the work of rescuers, with the search suspended almost all day on Wednesday.
More movement on Friday forced rescuers on board the vessel and divers working in the waters around it to stop work, said a spokesman for the coastguard, Cosima Nicastro.
Investigations were under way to assess the danger posed by the ship's instability, he said.
The ship may have only moved by a metre or as little as a few centimetres, but officials are wary of any movement that could push it into much deeper water nearby, says the BBC's Alan Johnston at the scene.
He says it will be another agonising delay for the relatives all around the world of those still missing.
But hopes that any survivors remain on board the wreck have faded and pressure is building to move into the recovery phase of the operation.
Tags: Ship aground off Italy, Italy cruise ship, Giglio Italy, Eight deaths reported, Three dead, 40 missing, Costa Concordia, Costa Concordia disaster, Divers Search Costa Concordia, Third survivor heard, Cruise ship off Italy, Rescuers try to reach, Costa Concordia Cruise ship, Builders of the Costa Concordia, Captain left ship early, Francesco Schettino Costa Concordia Captain, Owner of concordia
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