Thursday, March 15, 2012

Must read e-book: Fatal Voyage, the Wrecking of the Costa Concordia

Filed under: Books, CruisesLooking for a relaxing read en route to your cruise? Then don't buy Fatal Voyage, The Wrecking of the Costa Concordia, a Kindle Singles e-book that takes an in-depth look at the modern day Titanic.

Written by journalist John Hooper, the e-book covers the worst passenger ship disaster since the Titanic in engaging detail. Numerous interviews with survivors describe plates falling as the ship's two-story dining room listed, the dark passageways where passengers crawled to reach an outside deck, the confusion around the lifeboats as the crew, acting without clear orders from above, tried to maintain control.

Hooper's experience as a Rome-based reporter for the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper stands him in good stead. The book contains details about the sinking that never made the U.S. coverage, including the Italians' collective embarrassment around one of their own, Costa Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino.Continue reading Must read e-book: Fatal Voyage, the Wrecking of the Costa ConcordiaMust read e-book: Fatal Voyage, the Wrecking of the Costa Concordia originally appeared on Gadling on Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments



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