THE HARBOUR MASTER’S LOG
22.06 Police contact Harbour Master’s office after hearing dining room ceiling on Concordia has fallen in and passengers ordered to don life jackets.
22.14 Harbour Master contacts Concordia: is there a problem? An officer insists it’s just a blackout.
22.16 Finance police patrol boat G104 is close by; asks if it should check Concordia.
22.17 Harbour Master informs superiors of suspicions there is more wrong with Concordia than being admitted.
22.26 Harbour Master contacts ship’s captain, Francesco Schettino. He says ship is taking on water through opening on left side, ship is listing. No dead or injured. Requests tug boat.
22.34 Harbour Master contacts Concordia, which sends “distress” message: they are now evacuating 3,208 passengers and 1,023 crew.
22.39 Patrol reports boat ship leaning then grounded. heavily to one side;
22.45S chettino denies this; he will try to bring her around.
22.48 Harbour Master asks Concordia to consider abandoning ship. Answer: ‘We are considering it’.
22.58 Schettino tells Harbour Master he has given order to abandon ship.
23.23 Concordia reports large
00.12 Patrol tear on right side. boat reports lifeboats can’t be launched on
00.34 Schettino left. lifeboat and can says see he three is in people
00.36 Patrol in water. boat can still see 70-80
00.38 Rescue people on board. helicopter sees many people on board
00.42 Schettino and some in water. and all his officers are in lifeboat. Captain De Falco [in charge of Harbour Master’s office] orders them back on board.
01.04 Helicopter lowers air force officer on board; he reports 100 people still to be evacuated.
01.45 Officer confirms rope ladder strung across hull is safe to use.
01.46 De Falco orders Schettino back on board using
02.29 rope ladder. Three people reported hanging
02.53 Police from prow of ship. board ship using rope ladder. Schettino seen heading towards port in lifeboat.
03.05600 people evacuated by ‘Isola Del Giglio’ ferry. Three confirmed dead.
03.17 Police identify Schettino on quay.
03.44Air force officer reports 40-50 people left to evacuate.
04.46Evacuation complete.