The revelation comes after Captain Francesco Schettino’s first full TV interview since the January 13 accident. During the talk on Italy’s Canale 5, Schettino claimed another officer was steering the ship when the accident occurred.
“At that moment, I went up to the deck and ordered the ship to be put on manual navigation and I didn’t have command, that’s to say being in charge of sailing the ship, that was the officer,” he said. The black box transcript published by the Corriere della Sera newspaper shows the panic that ensued immediately after the trouble began.
“Our ass is dragging along the seabed!” one officer yelled.
“What did we hit?” Schettino asked.
“The reef.” “It was the salute that he wanted,” said a third officer.
“The salute” was a maneuver Schettino allegedly agreed to perform to acknowledge a former crew mate on the island.
“At that moment, I went up to the deck and ordered the ship to be put on manual navigation and I didn’t have command, that’s to say being in charge of sailing the ship, that was the officer,” he said. The black box transcript published by the Corriere della Sera newspaper shows the panic that ensued immediately after the trouble began.
“Our ass is dragging along the seabed!” one officer yelled.
“What did we hit?” Schettino asked.
“The reef.” “It was the salute that he wanted,” said a third officer.
“The salute” was a maneuver Schettino allegedly agreed to perform to acknowledge a former crew mate on the island.
National Post staff, Agence France-Presse
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