by Roald » Mon Jul 14, 2014 4:39 pm
That's quite a feat of engineering, very impressive. When you look at the aerial photos of the site, it's absolutely shocking how close to the shore that ship was sailing.
Incidentally, the article I read stated that Costa Concordia was twice the size of the Titanic. I understand that by today's standards the Titanic was not exceptionally large, but still, twice the size? That surprises me.
Are they referring to gross tonnage, or the increased square footage due to modern "wedding cake" construction?