Sinking cruise ship passengers told "Women and children first"

Submitted by mens_issues on Sun, 2012-01-15 17:48

It's interesting to hear "Women and children first" from the crew in the lifeboats after all the emphasis on so-called "equality" for women over the last few decades. This is reminiscent of the Titanic, almost exactly 100 years ago. Story here. Excerpt:

'"I felt like the disaster itself was manageable," Smith added, referring to the grounding and tilting of the ship, "but I felt like the crew was going to kill us."

The worst part came when a lifeboat crew member told everyone, "Women and children first," Smith said. "All these families who were clinging to each other had to be separated," he added.

After helping passengers, some crew members jumped overboard and swam ashore.'

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From the Daily Mail:

"Forget women and children first. Burly crew men led the race for the lifeboats

It was every man – and crew member – for himself.

Survivors from the Costa Concordia spoke angrily yesterday of the nightmare evacuation from the stricken ship as women and children were left behind.

In the terrifying moments after the giant vessel began to list, fights even broke out to get into the lifeboats.

Men refused to prioritise women, expectant mothers and children as they pushed themselves forward to escape. Crew ignored their passengers – leaving ‘chefs and waiters’ to help out.

Also checkout the comments:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2086826/Costa-Concordia-survivors-nightmare-scenes-people-fought-escape-sinking-cruise-ship.html

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Submitted by Broadsword on Mon, 2012-01-16 00:46