<p>We’re back! After a brief, unplanned hiatus (unlike some people, we did <em>not</em> abandon ship), we’re setting sail into one of the most chaotic and talked-about maritime disasters in modern history: the Costa Concordia.</p><p>On January 13, 2012, what should have been a relaxing Mediterranean cruise took a devastating turn when the ship struck rocks off the coast of Italy. What followed was a slow-moving, surreal disaster—dark hallways, delayed orders, and thousands of passengers trying to figure out what was happening as the situation unraveled.</p><p>And then…there was the captain.</p><p>In this episode, we break down the timeline, the chain of decisions that somehow just kept getting worse, and the actions of Francesco Schettino—including the now-infamous explanation that he may have, somehow, “fallen” into a lifeboat.</p><p>Yes. Really.</p><p>Because sometimes the most shocking part of a disaster…is how the people in charge respond when everything goes wrong.</p><p><strong>Sources &amp; Documentaries:</strong></p><p>Costa Concordia: The Whole Story (Free Documentary) <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/z17xqYzURXg?si=MiKmK_z5EfIXbcPk">https://youtu.be/z17xqYzURXg?si=MiKmK_z5EfIXbcPk</a></p><p>Sunken Ship Rescue (NOVA / PBS) <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/lM3d_m74B18?si=KGgp-L4ezlzNrrfi">https://youtu.be/lM3d_m74B18?si=KGgp-L4ezlzNrrfi</a></p><p>Costa Concordia: Why She Sank (Prime Video)</p><p>Another Night to Remember (Vanity Fair) <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2012/5/another-night-to-remember">https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2012/5/another-night-to-remember</a></p><p>The Costa Concordia Disaster: How Human Error Made It Worse (History) <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.history.com/articles/costa-concordia-cruise-ship-disaster-sinking-captain">https://www.history.com/articles/costa-concordia-cruise-ship-disaster-sinking-captain</a></p>