Former Cruise Ships Are Being Turned Into 'Floatels'

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• Supreme Court hears case about L.A. man denied visa in part over his tattoos
• MSC to Construct New Hospital Ship for People in Africa
• Litman: How Trump’s trial will go well beyond the charges to paint a damning portrait of him
• "The world has opened up to this as a valued alternative to housing," Grange told BI.
• Costa Concordia disaster
• Lots of News Headlines for Carnival Dream

If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today. "There was really a melee there is the best way to describe it," he told Cobiella. "It's very similar to the movie 'Titanic.' People were jumping onto the top of the lifeboats and pushing down women and children to try to get to them." Ten years after the deadly Costa Concordia cruise line disaster in Italy, survivors still vividly remember scenes of chaos they say were like something straight out of the movie "Titanic." “It was a night that, in addition to being a tragedy, had a beautiful side because the response of the people was a spontaneous gesture that was appreciated around the world,” Ortelli said.

Supreme Court hears case about L.A. man denied visa in part over his tattoos

Through the confusion, the captain somehow made it into a lifeboat before everyone else had made it off. A coast guard member angrily told him on the phone to “Get back on board, damn it! The lifeboats wouldn't drop down because the ship was tilted on its side, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded on the side of the ship for hours in the cold.

MSC to Construct New Hospital Ship for People in Africa

Beginning in February 2012, it became a requirement for all cruise ships to complete the drill while still docked in the embarkation port. Costa Concordia, the first Concordia Class cruise ship, set sail on her maiden voyage on July 14, 2006. At the time, she was one of the biggest ships built in Italy by Fincantieri at the Sestri Ponente shipyard (until, however, the later Dream Class ships entered service) and cost $570 million to build.

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See photos of Costa Concordia in the first days after it capsized and sank, as well as the survivors taking in the scene from Giglio, Italy. And even if the hull remains intact, bunker fuel left in the tanks and engines, along with other harmful chemicals such as cleaning supplies could also befoul the water if not removed promptly. A decade after that harrowing night, the survivors are grateful to have made it out alive.

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Weather has dramatically improved since the search began Tuesday afternoon, when rescuers battled winds of 80 mph to 90 mph, with limited visibility. A total of 17 people were rescued, with no injuries or serious medical conditions. The cruise ship immediately contacted the Belize Coast Guard about the craft in distress, and lowered one of the ship’s tenders to begin rescuing the stranded individuals. Local Belize tenders also assisted, and all individuals were then transferred to the Belize Coast Guard.

The final mad scramble to evacuate the listing liner and then the extraordinary generosity of Giglio islanders who offered shoes, sweatshirts and shelter until the sun rose and passengers were ferried to the mainland. The calamity caused changes in the cruise industry like carrying more lifejackets and holding emergency drills before leaving port. Schettino was convicted of multiple manslaughter as well as abandoning ship after leaving before all the passengers had reached safety. The blackout after the ship's engine room flooded and its generators failed. Following the conclusion of the righting operation, the ship was kept on the platform while further inspections were made and the starboard sponsons attached.

The captain said he then had to focus on anchoring his own ship, which required turning the vessel to face the wind to maintain stability. Local media have since pointed out that there were multiple weather warnings issued by regional authorities in Hubei and Jingzhou earlier on 1 June, including one warning against "dangerous sailing". One survivor said the ship capsized "incredibly fast" while another said it happened "within a minute". With Chinese officials keeping journalists at a safe distance, brief accounts from some of the 14 people rescued offer the best clues as to what caused the Eastern Star to overturn. The boat was carrying 405 passengers - mostly elderly tourists - as well as five travel agency employees and 46 crew members.

In July 2014, the ship was refloated using sponsons (flotation tanks) welded to her sides, and was towed 320 kilometres (200 mi) to her home port of Genoa for scrapping, which was completed in July 2017. A little more than an hour after impact, the crew began to evacuate the ship. But the report noted that some passengers testified that they didn’t hear the alarm to proceed to the lifeboats. Evacuation was made even more chaotic by the ship listing so far to starboard, making walking inside very difficult and lowering the lifeboats on one side, near to impossible. Making things worse, the crew had dropped the anchor incorrectly, causing the ship to flop over even more dramatically.

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A map showing Eastern Star's path in those final minutes published in local media shows the boat made a sharp right turn around 9.20pm and appeared to be heading towards the far shore. If bad weather was to blame, it remains unclear why the ship was the only one to capsize on the busy river. But, like details about the ship's speed and course, this is likely to remain an unknown until police have finished questioning the captain. This was backed up by meteorologists in China who confirmed that a "sudden, strong and violent" storm hit the area at the time of the incident.

In more metropolitan areas, Bridgemans says its ships could lessen the stress an inundation of workers might have on the local housing market. The 76m-long, 2,200 tonne ship is owned by the Chongqing Eastern Shipping Corporation. According to state media, it was built in 1994 and was designed to carry 534 people.

The vessel was on the edge of an underwater cliff, leading to worries that the ship might slip and break apart, causing an oil spill. To lessen any potential damage, oil booms were placed around the wreckage, and in February 2012 salvage workers began removing more than 2,000 tons of fuel; the undertaking was completed the following month. On the other hand, if you plan to spend most of your time exploring ports and partaking in onboard activities, the type and location of cabin might be of less importance. If you have more flexibility in your budget, consider what’s important to you in accommodation. If you plan to spend a lot of time in your cabin, you might value a balcony or a spacious room more. However, depending on the size of the ship, they could be farther from entertainment and dining areas.

Scientific American maintains a strict policy of editorial independence in reporting developments in science to our readers. Ten years ago the Costa Concordia ran aground off the Tuscan island of Giglio, killing 32 people and entwining the lives of others forever. The passengers, whose infections were found through random testing, were asymptomatic or had mild symptoms, according to the Port of San Francisco. "I think it’s the panic, the feeling of panic, is what’s carried through over 10 years," Ian Donoff, who was on the cruise with his wife Janice for their honeymoon, told Cobiella.

For Concordia survivor Georgia Ananias, the COVID-19 infections are just the latest evidence that passenger safety still isn’t a top priority for the cruise ship industry. Passengers aboard the Concordia were largely left on their own to find life jackets and a functioning lifeboat after the captain steered the ship close too shore in a stunt. He then delayed an evacuation order until it was too late, with lifeboats unable to lower because the ship was listing too heavily.

NBC News correspondent Kelly Cobiella caught up with a group of survivors on TODAY Wednesday, a decade after they escaped a maritime disaster that claimed the lives of 32 people. The Italian cruise ship ran aground off the tiny Italian island of Giglio after striking an underground rock and capsizing. Costa Concordia disaster, the capsizing of an Italian cruise ship on January 13, 2012, after it struck rocks off the coast of Giglio Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. More than 4,200 people were rescued, though 32 people died in the disaster. Several of the ship’s crew, notably Capt. Francesco Schettino, were charged with various crimes.

On January 13, 2012, Costa Concordia hit a rock off the coast of Giglio, an island on Italy's Tuscan coast. Several hours later, the ship capsized, claiming the lives of 32 passengers. Thanks to an amazing feat of modern engineering, the ship was pulled upright and hauled away to Genoa to be scrapped. Check out Cruise Critic's archives for our full coverage of the Costa Concordia sinking.