Did anyone else hear about it???

I feel like I missed out on something, because I just learned that there was allegedly cocaine found in the holds of the Costa Concordia...

I wonder if that little nugget of information might have influenced the Captain's enthusiasm to abandon his passengers???

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

"just learned" and "allegedly" are not even evidence of anything, let alone proof!

It's hardly likely the captain would have known of it even if any was there, anyway.

He abandoned the ship to try to get away from what he'd done - though of course that futile move would have only made things worse for him.

HootyTheNightOwl

@ArishMell "Alleged" is the best I can ever have, given that there was never any tangible evidence to back up the claims made.

It does pose the question of "How on earth would anyone get coke into the holds of the Concordia??? I mean, cruise lines search your luggage - and seize even your medical weed, so... how are you getting coke onboard???

I don't think it really matters if he was aware that it was there or not. Wikipedia says this:-

The captain is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the ship, including its seaworthiness, safety and security, cargo operations, navigation, crew management, and legal compliance, and for the persons and cargo on board.

Which ties in with my belief that the Captain bears responsibility for every nut and bolt on board his ship, whether he or she is aware of its presence or not.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@HootyTheNightOwl I wasn't criticising you personally - you were asking about an [i]allegation[/i, though you didn't state who had made the allegation, and on what basis; e.g. discovered by the ship-breakers when they emptied the wreck to scrap it.

If any illegal drugs were on board it's as likely they were there by a crew member as a passenger. I don't know what searches are carried out where, before boarding.

I am sure you are right about the Captain's responsibilities, but I don't think it would be reasonable to expect him or her to know of every last item brought on board. The Captain is not on gang-plank duty and has to delegate a lot of authority to other officers.

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I wonder what they did with all the personal property still on board the ship when it was salvaged? A lot of course had been submerged in sea-water. One photographed released by the rescue divers searching the half-submerged ship, was of a child's bicycle lying on a wall. Removing and dealing with the passengers' and crew-members' own belongings must have been very unpleasant and upsetting for the salvors and ship-breakers.

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