Captain claims he "tripped" into a lifeboat... what?

[Artemis908]

Can you believe this? Lucky him to have tripped to safety.

 

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/cruise-captain-claimed-tripped-lifeboat-report/story?id=15386279#.TxdAUyPgLw4

[marci22]

everyone knows he's reachin'.

[grand isle joe]

What? You never "tripped" into a lifeboat???? It happens to me all the time. One time I'm standing on deck and..BAM!!...I'm in a lifeboat.... I just thought it occured to everyone aboard at least a couple of times.....:confused::D

[Puffinater]

Trippin'?

[Familygoboston]

Sounds like he's lawyered up already ( and they sound like American lawyers;):D

[Sunkissed Mommy]

I just saw that on MSNBC. My reaction was :eek:. Seriously?!?

[d4nigirl]

Tripped into the getaway car after too. ::rolls eyes::

[kruzerci]

You have got to be kidding me...

[Tim,n,Sue]

Sounds like he's lawyered up already ( and they sound like American lawyers;):D

 

If he had American lawyers they would have told him to shut up, keep a low profile and don't talk to anyone without them being present. This man just keeps digging a bigger and bigger hole for himself.

[MaskedTurtle]

Don't forget that when he tripped he accidentally hit the speed dial button on his phone and called a taxi.

[Dave85]

Trippin'?

 

Indeed... he's definitely trippin' on something! Unreal...

[sparky-elpaso]

Don't forget that when he tripped he accidentally hit the speed dial button on his phone and called a taxi.

 

According to one article I saw he needed to go buy some dry socks. :eek:

[celie1110]

I have no words:eek:

[TEXASMUNK]

when he was a kid, told the teacher that hsi dog ate his homework?

[pcur]

What? You never "tripped" into a lifeboat???? It happens to me all the time. One time I'm standing on deck and..BAM!!...I'm in a lifeboat.... I just thought it occured to everyone aboard at least a couple of times.....:confused::D

 

Toooooo funny!! :D:D

[ddgleason]

Then why didn't he "trip" right back to the ship when the port authority told him to go back on board and supervise the evacuation? Does this man feel ANY remorse at all for his actions???

[megr1125]

If he had American lawyers they would have told him to shut up, keep a low profile and don't talk to anyone without them being present. This man just keeps digging a bigger and bigger hole for himself.

 

funny, i thought the same thing!

[MaskedTurtle]

According to one article I saw he needed to go buy some dry socks. :eek:

 

Probably had to buy some dry undies too!:eek::D:p

[papakaiser]

This guy is a walking prosecutor's dream. He might as well ask what direction the strip search line is.

[gcvt]

If this guy has that much trouble keeping his feet underneath him, he's gonna have a helluva time in the prison shower :eek:

[jebuell]

Wow. You think he would've thought out his defense a little better... This is getting almost comical. If all of those people hadn't lost their lives and their families are suffering as a result, I may almost laugh.

[Dave85]

I came across this article on the Costa board... I didn't realize that this captain didn't even give the order to abandon ship! It was another off-duty Costa captain who just happened to have hitched a ride on the ship to the next port... unbelievable! This story gets crazier and crazier.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/9022902/Costa-Concordia-captains-actions-disgraceful-says-cruise-ships-reluctant-hero.html

 

If the account in that article is true, I think it proves the extent to which Schettino is a outlier among captains (and that the other captain acted heroically).

[Lew's cruise]

If it wasn't so serious I would have thought he was on Saturday Night Live.

[Topaz_M]

Ohhh ... so he "tripped" into the lifeboat with a blanket around him ??

 

And then didn't return to the ship when ordered to by the Coast Guard ??

 

He deserves everything coming his way ... ;) :mad:

[toto6]

This guy is a walking prosecutor's dream. He might as well ask what direction the strip search line is.

 

So true and SOOOO funny!!! :D