Archive for January 21st, 2012
Italy’s "Get back on board, damn it!" T-shirts a hit
ROME | Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:37pm EST ROME (Reuters) – A coast guard officer’s “Get back on board damn it!” order to the fleeing captain of the capsized Costa Concordia liner is being printed on T-shirts by a company hoping to inspire Italians to rescue their country from economic crisis. Italians have made a [...]
Analysis: Italy disaster shows Titanic lifeboat issues linger
By Jonathan Saul and Ben Berkowitz LONDON/BOSTON | Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:53pm EST LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) – The capsizing of the Costa Concordia will pressure the cruise industry to address a safety question that has lingered since the Titanic disaster almost 100 years ago – how to get thousands of people off a giant cruise [...]
