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Missing braveheart saved lives till the end
Updated On: 21 January, 2012 06:29 AM IST | | Nivedita Dargalkar
Friend and co-worker Florence Joseph says the 33-yr-old cook from Naigaon, who remains missing, was last seen handing out life jackets on board the ill-fated Costa Concordia
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Friend and co-worker Florence Joseph says the 33-yr-old cook from Naigaon, who remains missing, was last seen handing out life jackets on board the ill-fated Costa Concordia
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Eight days after Italian cruise Costa Concordia ran into a reef and capsized off the Tuscan island of Giglio, 33-year-old crewmember Russel Rebello's whereabouts remain a mystery.
Twenty other people are still missing, and hopes of finding any of them alive are fading fast. MiD DAY spoke to friends and co-workers of the Naigaon resident in trying to piece together the course of events before Russel disappeared.
"The siren to wear life jackets created confusion on board as many of them were stored in the cabins in the lower deck where water had already seeped in, and they were inaccessible.
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Thus, the number of life jackets compared to people on the ship was greatly reduced," said Florence Joseph, a good friend of Russel, who was with him on the ship.
Captain's call
Unfortunately, in the midst of the confusion regarding the life vests, the captain set off the emergency alarm and instructed all crewmembers to report to their pre-designated points to facilitate evacuation, she said.
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Eight days after Italian cruise Costa Concordia ran into a reef and capsized off the Tuscan island of Giglio, 33-year-old crewmember Russel Rebello's whereabouts remain a mystery.
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| Kevin Rebello shows a picture of his brother Russel on the Isola del Giglio in Italy where the cruise liner Costa Concordia went aground |
Twenty other people are still missing, and hopes of finding any of them alive are fading fast. MiD DAY spoke to friends and co-workers of the Naigaon resident in trying to piece together the course of events before Russel disappeared.
"The siren to wear life jackets created confusion on board as many of them were stored in the cabins in the lower deck where water had already seeped in, and they were inaccessible.
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Thus, the number of life jackets compared to people on the ship was greatly reduced," said Florence Joseph, a good friend of Russel, who was with him on the ship.
Captain's call
Unfortunately, in the midst of the confusion regarding the life vests, the captain set off the emergency alarm and instructed all crewmembers to report to their pre-designated points to facilitate evacuation, she said.
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