![TV with Thinus: National Geographic Channel working on its own one-hour TV special on Italy's Costa Concordia shipping disaster. TV with Thinus: National Geographic Channel working on its own one-hour TV special on Italy's Costa Concordia shipping disaster.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipN1VMjmZrlZNpT_42EFqBl76ROKroGVDSBPULgu0yWetXK9LIYf6XQp7t3KQlW1d9WgNNFDCiezQ9qeOFtKcf9ezzUh2oGfQ5cvvNQJYaM7H2wI0ZaqDMS2RSKhFvZN95CxYqomg59FA/s1600/Costa+Concordia+disaster+National+Geographic+Channels+International+TV+special.jpg)
TV with Thinus: National Geographic Channel working on its own one-hour TV special on Italy's Costa Concordia shipping disaster.
![TIL when Captain Francesco Schettino was asked why he abandoned the sinking Costa Concordia cruise ship in 2012 while the ship's passengers were either dying or trying to escape, his excuse was TIL when Captain Francesco Schettino was asked why he abandoned the sinking Costa Concordia cruise ship in 2012 while the ship's passengers were either dying or trying to escape, his excuse was](https://external-preview.redd.it/til-when-captain-francesco-schettino-was-asked-why-he-v0-_0Jwnzf6PycR2KofpMTaok0Yb5Dim_G0Kaurz4ZAwek.jpg?auto=webp&s=b3f6ac11999544a50ffcd238d506949c40613c94)
TIL when Captain Francesco Schettino was asked why he abandoned the sinking Costa Concordia cruise ship in 2012 while the ship's passengers were either dying or trying to escape, his excuse was
And the winner in the Italian cruise ship disaster documentary ratings race is... - The Washington Post
![Oscar-nominated documentary short In the Absence made history for South Korea. Its makers hope Americans learn from it too. Oscar-nominated documentary short In the Absence made history for South Korea. Its makers hope Americans learn from it too.](https://compote.slate.com/images/39edfcc5-ada9-4b5e-b425-6141893db4b7.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0)
Oscar-nominated documentary short In the Absence made history for South Korea. Its makers hope Americans learn from it too.
![Costa Concordia accident: Pictures of cruise ship sinking off coast of Italy 'in Titanic-like scene' | Daily Mail Online Costa Concordia accident: Pictures of cruise ship sinking off coast of Italy 'in Titanic-like scene' | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/scaled/2012/01/14/article-2086527-0F743F5700000578-434_308x185.jpg)