![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.
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Costa Concordia accident: Pictures of cruise ship sinking off coast of Italy 'in Titanic-like scene' | Daily Mail Online
![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
![Hi, proud ppl of Estonia. I just watched the Swedish documentary, in 7 episodes, about the sinking of M/S Estonia and the surrounding aftermath. What is your personally take on it, and Hi, proud ppl of Estonia. I just watched the Swedish documentary, in 7 episodes, about the sinking of M/S Estonia and the surrounding aftermath. What is your personally take on it, and](https://i.redd.it/utrkxm8fkcma1.jpg)
Hi, proud ppl of Estonia. I just watched the Swedish documentary, in 7 episodes, about the sinking of M/S Estonia and the surrounding aftermath. What is your personally take on it, and
![Tell us the truth': hole found in sunken ship's hull proves us right, say families | Estonia | The Guardian Tell us the truth': hole found in sunken ship's hull proves us right, say families | Estonia | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4205d10cdbb622c678316d5dfdeec1ab4afb1e39/191_1_1879_1128/master/1879.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=af3574bca6d30a78ef74ea7ebca8aafe)
Tell us the truth': hole found in sunken ship's hull proves us right, say families | Estonia | The Guardian
![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)