The Grounding of the Costa Concordia

OK. This has nothing to do with Elliott Bay marine traffic. Thank goodness for that.

But if you're at all interested in the grounding of the Costa Concordia, the Italian cruise ship that partially sank on Friday, January 13, 2012 after hitting a reef off the Italian coast and running aground at Isola del Giglio, be sure to read James Hamilton's post on his well-written and informative M/V Dirona blog. Based on publicly available AIS data, the post describes the path of the Costa Concordia prior to, during, and after it struck the reef. The post includes fascinating graphics describing the ship's movements after it struck the reef but before it ran aground.