tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560894381298667267.post7531837925990441509..comments2023-10-25T00:48:14.046-07:00Comments on The Buchanan Ontario Workplace Law Blog: Has the Costa Concordia's captain been hung out to dry?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560894381298667267.post-19405535829303497042012-01-18T06:00:50.292-08:002012-01-18T06:00:50.292-08:00I read somewhere that when the captain is at fault...I read somewhere that when the captain is at fault there is no liability to the company.<br /><br />I think if this is right, then there's a whole new agenda here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560894381298667267.post-42450881178876948332012-01-17T10:54:19.922-08:002012-01-17T10:54:19.922-08:00Normally, I might not expect a crew to stand in th...Normally, I might not expect a crew to stand in the way of a captain's decision that's anything short of obviously suicidal - one of the usual earmarks of a professional crew is that there's strict discipline, which involves following the orders of the captain, no matter what - but now there are reports coming out that there was a mini-mutiny with the crew starting the evacuation even before the captain gave the order. (Again, take it all with a grain of salt.)<br /><br />Today's reports also indicate that there are audio recordings of the Coast Guard trying to get the captain to return to the ship to assist in coordinating helicopter evacuations, yet at the same time Costa seems to be softening its position on the severity of his conduct after the collision.<br /><br />I've read a transcript of the conversation between the captain and the coast guard, and - provided that the recording is authentic, the translation is roughly accurate, and the parties involved are who they claim to be, none of which I have any real reason to doubt - it appears that the captain left while there was still a large-scale evac going on (which suggests against the benefit of the doubt that I was giving him), but with the intention of coordinating the rescue (as I suggested might be the case). The coast guard was of the view that the captain would still be more useful on the ground, so to speak; the captain disagreed.<br /><br />The chaos still hasn't cleared. Search and rescue is still going on, and there are still people unaccounted for. There will come a time when a narrative can be pieced together, but with fragmented accounts arising out of the bedlam of an emergency evacuation, that time is not yet.<br /><br />In the mean time, my condolences go out to the families of the deceased, and my best wishes to the families of the missing. 5 more bodies were found, according to recent reports, bringing the total to 11, with 24 more unaccounted for.Dennis Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338198640943823828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560894381298667267.post-38199356392233902702012-01-16T21:52:36.401-08:002012-01-16T21:52:36.401-08:00same here, i also think the finger pointing is hap...same here, i also think the finger pointing is happening way too quick before any shred of evidance is avaiable, if the captain did deviate, why would his crew allow him to do that, and why would a professional capatin and crew even think about making that error of judgement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com