An Evening Stroll Gone Wrong

It was another picturesque night on the island of Giglio with a cool sea blowing over the water as Maria and her boyfriend Mario were taking a stroll along the coast.  Mario was in a foul mood, he had gotten off work much later than usual today and was unable to make it to the bar before it closed at 9 p.m..  Cursing living on such a small conservative island, Maria suggested they go for a walk along the coast because she knew how much the sea calmed him down.  As they walked along the coast they noticed off on the water a cruise ship.

“Oh look,” exclaimed Maria! “A cruise ship and this one looks much bigger than the ones that usually come this close to shore.”

The ship was huge and lit up enough were they were able to make out the name of the vessel, the Costa Concordia.

“It’s a fine looking vessel,” said Mario.  “Hopefully one day I will be able to captain one just like it.”

            But suddenly Mario grew to have a look of dread upon his face.  “What’s wrong?” asked Maria.  “That captain can’t possibly be that stupid why are they coming closer to the island,” said Mario.  He was growing anxious and fearful as he saw the boat coming closer and closer to the island.  Making his living as a ferry boat captain, transporting tourists to and from Giglio he knew the waters well.  Just off the shore of the island the waters could be extremely dangerous because of how rocky it was.  Mario turned to Maria and said, “If that fool comes any closer he’s bound to wreck that ship.”  But it was too late.  To their horror they witnessed the ship quickly begin to capsize. Maria began to scream as the boat was close enough were they could see the passengers falling into the water but Mario just started sprinting away from the scene.  He knew he needed to go warn the police as soon as possible to hopefully get help for those people.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/18/world/europe/italy-cruise-island/index.html?hpt=wo_t5