Nautilus slams cruise safety

The Costa Concordia incident should serve as a “wake-up call” to shipping and those who regulate it, says a seafarers union.

Nautilus International – which represents 23,000 seafarers – says the incident is “the latest in a series that have highlighted its long-standing concerns over safety.”

In particular, the Union said it is concerned about the rapid increases in the size of passenger ships – with the average tonnage doubling over the past decade.

“Many