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01-18-2012 05:07 PM |
Tragic. Poetic. And criminal.
De Falco: "This is De Falco from Livorno. Am I speaking with the captain?"
Schettino: "Yes. Good evening, Cmdr. De Falco."
De Falco: "Please tell me your name."
Schettino: "I'm Capt. Schettino, commander."
De Falco: "Schettino? Listen, Schettino. There are people trapped on board. Now, you go with your lifeboat under the prow on the starboard side. There's a rope ladder. You climb that ladder and go aboard. Go aboard and tell me how many people there are. Is that clear? I'm recording this conversation, Capt. Schettino."
Schettino: "So, I'll tell you something..."
De Falco: "Speak up!"
Schettino: "So, at this moment, the boat is tipping..."
De Falco: "I got it. Listen, there are people coming down the rope ladder from the prow. You go up that ladder, get on that ship and tell me how many people are still on board and what they have on board. Is that clear? You need to tell me if there are children, women or people in need of assistance. And tell me the exact number of each of these categories. Is that clear? Schettino, you may have saved yourself from the sea, but I'm going to make you pay, I'm going to make your life miserable. Get the (bleep) on board!
Schettino: "I'm here with the rescue boats, I'm here, I haven't gone anywhere, I'm here.
De Falco: "What are you doing there, captain?"
Schettino: "I am here to coordinate the rescue..."
De Falco: "What are you coordinating there? Go aboard! Coordinate the rescue from aboard the ship. Are you refusing?"
Schettino: "No, no, no, I am not refusing."
De Falco: "YOU GO ABOARD: That's an order. Don't make any more excuses. You declared abandon ship, now I'm in charge. YOU GO ABOARD. Is that clear?"
Schettino: "Commander, I'm going aboard."
De Falco: "Go, and call me when you are aboard. My air rescue is on the prow. Go. There are already bodies, Schettino."
Schettino: "How many bodies are there?"
De Falco: "I don't know! One for sure! I've heard of one. You're the one who has to tell me how many there are. Christ!"
Schettino: "You realize it's dark and here we can't see anything..."
De Falco: "And what? You want go home, Schettino? It's dark and you want to go home? Get on that prow of the boat using the rope ladder and tell me what can be done, how many people there are and what they need. Now!"
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