Concordia Captain: 'OK, Whatever' as Ship Teeters

Analysis by Rossella Lorenzi

Dramatic video footage has emerged from the Costa Concordia's command deck showing the relaxed reaction of the cruise ship's captain in the crucial hour after it struck rocks off the Tuscan island of Giglio.

Broadcast by the Mediaset network TG5 news show, the 9-minute video reveals, possibly better than the broken voyage data recorder (VDR), what really happened on January 13 on the bridge of the ship shortly after the catastrophic collision.

The film clearly shows a soft spoken, less than dynamic captain who waited a full hour before telling passengers to evacuate the stricken liner.

It opens with the command deck only illuminated by emergency lights. After the collision at 9:42 p.m., the power failed and senior members of the crew had just realized the devastating damage.

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