Brass Ones: Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino gives lecture on panic

[Cooley Hurd]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/costa-concordia-captain-francesco-schettino-sparks-outrage-by-giving-lecture-on-managing-panic-at-rome-university-9651629.html

The Sapienza University of Rome has found itself at the centre of controversy after it emerged Francesco Schettino, the captain of the doomed Costa Concordia, was invited to speak at an event organised by a university professor on 'managing panic'.

Italian newspaper La Nazione reports that Schettino, currently on trial for charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship, described himself an “expert” on panic management in times of crisis as he spoke at the end of a limited access session held off the campus and organised by professor Vincenzo Mastronardi who teaches at the University’s Faculty of Medicine.

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He allegedly told the newspaper: “I was invited as an expert - I know how you behave in these situations. Besides, I have travelled in all the seas of the world, I know how you are supposed to react with ethnically diverse crews."

Schettino also reportedly claimed there are academic studies comparing the maritime disaster to other tragedies, such as the 9/11 attacks in America. He apparently asked: “How is it during the attack on the Twin Towers, there were people who threw themselves from the windows, but during the sinking of the Concordia, no-one did anything of a similar kind?”

Really, Captain Coward? Really???

[mylye2222]

1. I saw that. Shame on him ,and on the uni which invited him

to give that shitty speech. As if a conference on counterterrorism whould be provides by Osama in person.

[trumad]

2. Wow!!! Truly wow!

Dude was the first to jump.

[malaise]

3. Well

He is an expert - panic situation - RUN and save your own life. He's a true libertarian.

[pipoman]

4. This asshat aside,

I have studied, practiced, and taught panic management for years. It has made the difference between success and failure in many situations in my lifetime...several which potentially could have ended my life, and volumes which panic would have had negative consequences.