Concordia, daughter Schettino: “Condolence for the victims but we need truth about the facts”

“I renew my father’s heartfelt condolences in court to the families for the pain produced by the premature loss of their loved ones,” Rossella Schettino, daughter of the Costa Concordia commander, told ‘Notizie.com’ on the 10th anniversary of the tragedy. “A sensational and inexplicable misunderstanding triggered the incident, where all defenses were breached, as evidenced by the black box.” The capsizing of the ship after the collision with the rock “transformed the decks into vertical walls, consequently some people they fell into the elevator shafts and got trapped, while those that fell into the sea got stuck under the side of the ship that was capsizing. ” As for Commander Schettino, “when he realized the imminent danger due to the drastic slope of the floor and the fact that the starboard lifeboat carrying passengers was sucked under the capsizing ship, my father was forcibly thrown overboard. and instead of falling into the sea, he reached the roof of the lifeboat together with other crew members and freed the boat with the passengers inside from the risk of being dragged under and crushed by the falling ship “. In the opinion of Rossella Schettino,” the The relentless transmission of a mundane telephone conversation has served the purpose of preventing people from focusing their attention on understanding what happened and why. January 13 is not an event to celebrate but a painful occasion in which one should not leave. space for any form of celebration, since it is not possible to go back in time to pay homage to the memory of those who have or lost their lives, we should be ready to accept the stark truth as to why the tragic events unfolded and escalated to the worst. Given the wide range of technicalities and the complex nature of the accident, further analysis would be appropriate to address the accident and the factors that contributed to it ”.