Main PageAfter Captain Coward, Italy salutes Captain Courageous
Rome - He was everything that Captain Coward was
not.
In keeping with centuries of maritime tradition, the
captain of the blaze-hit ferry Norman Atlantic was
the last man off his stricken ship on Monday.
More than 36 hours after he sent out a distress
signal to alert coastguards that he had lost control
of his ship because of the fire, Captain Argilio
Giacomazzi handed over to Italian navy officers at
02:50 (13:50 GMT).
After a drama in which seven people died, it was a
dignified handover that could not have been
further removed from the conduct of the last
Italian sea captain to make global headlines.
Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa
Concordia, is currently on trial for manslaughter
after abandoning his giant cruise ship barely half
an hour after ordering the launch of lifeboats.
Dubbed "Captain Coward", he admitted in court
this month that he had been showing off when he
steered the ship onto rocks off the Tuscan island of
Giglio in January 2012, triggering an accident
which cost 32 passengers and crew their lives.
Schettino also presented the court with a new
version of his widely derided claim that he had
"tripped and fallen" into a lifeboat, saying it was
gravity rather than cowardice that had forced him
off the giant vessel.
The option of leaving before all passengers and
crew had been evacuated would never have
occurred to Giacomazzi, according to his daughter
Giulia.
"I cannot wait to give him a big hug," she said as
the drama unfolded over the weekend.
"This is a very difficult time for our family but the
one thing I am sure of is that my father will have
done everything possible to ensure the safety of
his crew and the passengers.
Giacomazzi, 62, is a vastly experienced seaman
who hails from near La Spezia, the naval port on
the Italian Riviera.
"I last spoke to him on Saturday evening.
Everything was going smoothly. Then we heard
about the accident and we couldn't get in touch
with him.
"But I have faith in my father. As soon as we know
the port the ferry will be taken to, we will go
immediately to meet him."
AFP
not.
In keeping with centuries of maritime tradition, the
captain of the blaze-hit ferry Norman Atlantic was
the last man off his stricken ship on Monday.
More than 36 hours after he sent out a distress
signal to alert coastguards that he had lost control
of his ship because of the fire, Captain Argilio
Giacomazzi handed over to Italian navy officers at
02:50 (13:50 GMT).
After a drama in which seven people died, it was a
dignified handover that could not have been
further removed from the conduct of the last
Italian sea captain to make global headlines.
Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa
Concordia, is currently on trial for manslaughter
after abandoning his giant cruise ship barely half
an hour after ordering the launch of lifeboats.
Dubbed "Captain Coward", he admitted in court
this month that he had been showing off when he
steered the ship onto rocks off the Tuscan island of
Giglio in January 2012, triggering an accident
which cost 32 passengers and crew their lives.
Schettino also presented the court with a new
version of his widely derided claim that he had
"tripped and fallen" into a lifeboat, saying it was
gravity rather than cowardice that had forced him
off the giant vessel.
The option of leaving before all passengers and
crew had been evacuated would never have
occurred to Giacomazzi, according to his daughter
Giulia.
"I cannot wait to give him a big hug," she said as
the drama unfolded over the weekend.
"This is a very difficult time for our family but the
one thing I am sure of is that my father will have
done everything possible to ensure the safety of
his crew and the passengers.
Giacomazzi, 62, is a vastly experienced seaman
who hails from near La Spezia, the naval port on
the Italian Riviera.
"I last spoke to him on Saturday evening.
Everything was going smoothly. Then we heard
about the accident and we couldn't get in touch
with him.
"But I have faith in my father. As soon as we know
the port the ferry will be taken to, we will go
immediately to meet him."
AFP
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