tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493792763146662625.post1008583663031916562..comments2024-02-05T10:12:54.054+02:00Comments on kships: From Titanic to Costa Concordia: a Century of Improved Maritime SafetyKalle Idhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093802522905486536noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493792763146662625.post-7432143000193739062012-01-19T01:00:06.700+02:002012-01-19T01:00:06.700+02:00Mikko, absolutely true that the comparison between...Mikko, absolutely true that the comparison between the Concordia and Titanic far from accurate. Although, with the attitudes back in 1912 I think the death toll still wouldn't have been as small as on the Concordia, even had the Titanic accident taken place in similar condition as the Concordia.<br /><br />Also bear in mind that the Titanic's sister Britannic sunk in the Mediterrean in Kalle Idhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093802522905486536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493792763146662625.post-56453181986468350902012-01-18T13:33:39.903+02:002012-01-18T13:33:39.903+02:00Kalle, unfortunately you are comparing apples and ...Kalle, unfortunately you are comparing apples and oranges here. If Titanic would have hit an island in good weather, and capsized and sunk by it, the majority of its passengers would have survived, even in 1912.<br /><br />The casualty rate even in modern time can be very high if the circumstances are bad enough and the evacuation fails as the disaster unfolds very rapidly, as we quite well Mikko Laaksonennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493792763146662625.post-66415804962434285092012-01-17T22:39:46.223+02:002012-01-17T22:39:46.223+02:00Wonderful report Kalle, I coudn't agree more, ...Wonderful report Kalle, I coudn't agree more, unfortunately we live in a world controlled by the media and as such the 100th anniversary of the TITANIC is now news all over the world again for the wrong reasons of course, also a lot of comparisons are made with the TITANIC movie, similar experiences for the passengers on board CONCORDIA, definately SOLAS should spend more time dedicated withVMFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269492816517177758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493792763146662625.post-70050536486233636432012-01-17T13:16:53.852+02:002012-01-17T13:16:53.852+02:00Good to see you here Mathias!
We've talked ab...Good to see you here Mathias!<br /><br />We've talked about so many things on our trips (particularly when John is around) that I don't remember the exact conversation.<br /><br />When talking about this I think it should be remembered that there are always two issues to safety: the technical and the human side. In this case I think more people could have been saved if the crew had been Kalle Idhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093802522905486536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493792763146662625.post-83516698979556439452012-01-17T04:34:18.575+02:002012-01-17T04:34:18.575+02:00You make a good point... I don't see the reaso...You make a good point... I don't see the reasons to believe cruising is generally dangerous or as you mentioned things haven't changed since Titanic, but seriously that can't be the only point. <br /><br />The important question is: How can safety standards keep up with the ever growing size of the ships, instead of applying known rules and regulations for smaller ships in the same Mathias S.noreply@blogger.com