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23-year-old dancer helped save around 400 people from the sinking ship

23-yea -old da ce  helped save a ou d 400 people f om the si ki g Costa Co co dia o  he  fi st day at wo k whe  the ship st uck a  eef

Rose
Metcalf
was
just
23
a d
sta ti g
he
fi st
day
as
a
p ofessio al
da ce
aboa d
the
Costa
Co co dia
whe
the
c uise
ship
st uck
a
eef
ea
Italy’s
Giglio
Isla d
o
Ja ua y
13,
2012.
As
the
vessel
bega
taki g
o
wate
a d
listi g
heavily,
Metcalf
fou d
he self
helpi g
o ga ise
hu d eds
of
people
i
a
apidly
dete io ati g
situatio .
She
said
she
was
o e
of
o ly
about
12
flue t
E glish
speake s
amo g
the
c ew
a d
eve tually
became
espo sible
fo
a ou d
400
people.
She
helped
o ga ise
a
huma
chai
i side
the
tilted
ship
a d
late
imp ovised
a
way
to
sig al
escue s.
He
sto y
has
esu faced
i
2026
th ough
a
Good
Mo i g
B itai
i te view
a d
the
Netflix
docume ta y
Shipw ecked:
Nightma e
at
Sea.

How
a
23-yea -old
da ce
helped
save
a ou d
400
people

Metcalf
joi ed
the
Costa
Co co dia
as
a
p ofessio al
da ce ,
expecti g
he
fi st
day
aboa d
the
c uise
ship
to
be
the
begi i g
of
a
ew
job.
I stead,
she
fou d
he self
i
the
middle
of
o e
of
the
wo st
ma itime
disaste s
of
ece t
decades.Acco di g
to
he
2026
accou t,
he
ability
to
speak
flue t
E glish
quickly
made
he
useful
du i g
the
eme ge cy.
She
was
i itially
asked
to
ca y
out
a
oll
call
i volvi g
a ou d
30
c ew
membe s.

As
the
situatio
dete io ated,
howeve ,
she
said
she
e ded
up
taki g
espo sibility
fo
oughly
400
people
because
othe
c ew
membe s
we e
ot
steppi g
fo wa d.It
is
impo ta t
to
ote
that
the
400
figu e
comes
f om
Metcalf’s
ow
accou t.
It
desc ibes
the
umbe
of
people
she
said
she
became
espo sible
fo ,
athe
tha
a
i depe de tly
ve ified
cou t
of
lives
pe so ally
saved
by
he .

Whe
the
Costa
Co co dia
st uck
a
eef

The
Costa
Co co dia
was
saili g
close
to
the
Italia
isla d
of
Giglio
o
the
ight
of
Ja ua y
13,
2012,
whe
it
st uck
u de wate
ocks
at
about
9:45
p.m.
local
time.The
impact
damaged
the
vessel’s
hull
a d
caused
wate
to
e te
the
ship.
The
c uise
li e
developed
a
i c easi gly
seve e
list
befo e
eve tually
comi g
to
est
o
its
side
close
to
the
isla d.The e
we e
3,229
passe ge s
a d
1,023
c ew
membe s
aboa d.
The
Italia
Civil
P otectio
Depa tme t
eco ds
that
32
people
died
du i g
the
disaste .The
subseque t
escue
ope atio
i volved
the
Italia
Coast
Gua d,
fi efighte s,
police,
Navy
dive s
a d
othe
eme ge cy
pe so el.

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<p><h2>
The<br />
ship’s<br />
steep<br />
a gle<br />
made<br />
escape<br />
difficult</h2>
</p>
<p>As<br />
the<br />
vessel<br />
tilted,<br />
 o mal<br />
moveme t<br />
th ough<br />
its<br />
co  ido s<br />
became<br />
i c easi gly<br />
difficult.Metcalf<br />
 ecalled<br />
that<br />
o e<br />
hallway<br />
had<br />
effectively<br />
tu  ed<br />
i to<br />
somethi g<br />
 esembli g<br />
a<br />
elevato<br />
shaft.<br />
She<br />
i itially<br />
suggested<br />
th owi g<br />
people<br />
ac oss<br />
towa ds<br />
a<br />
ba iste<br />
but<br />
quickly<br />
 ecog ised<br />
the<br />
da ge .I stead,<br />
she<br />
p oposed<br />
that<br />
people<br />
hold<br />
o to<br />
the<br />
ba iste<br />
a d<br />
li k<br />
a ms,<br />
fo mi g<br />
a<br />
huma<br />
chai .<br />
This<br />
allowed<br />
people<br />
to<br />
move<br />
th ough<br />
the<br />
steeply<br />
a gled<br />
sectio<br />
while<br />
 emai i g<br />
co  ected<br />
to<br />
o e<br />
a othe .Metcalf<br />
late<br />
explai ed<br />
that<br />
the<br />
ship’s<br />
a gle<br />
c eated<br />
a<br />
da ge ous<br />
illusio .<br />
Although<br />
people<br />
could<br />
see<br />
the<br />
wate<br />
outside,<br />
simply<br />
steppi g<br />
o<br />
jumpi g<br />
f om<br />
the<br />
vessel<br />
could<br />
 esult<br />
i<br />
a<br />
pote tially<br />
fatal<br />
impact.</p>
<p><h2>
She<br />
helped<br />
o ga ise<br />
a<br />
huma<br />
chai </h2>
</p>
<p>The<br />
huma<br />
chai<br />
became<br />
a<br />
imp ovised<br />
method<br />
of<br />
movi g<br />
people<br />
th ough<br />
pa ts<br />
of<br />
the<br />
ship<br />
whe e<br />
co ve tio al<br />
 outes<br />
had<br />
become<br />
difficult<br />
to<br />
use.People<br />
held<br />
o to<br />
the<br />
ship’s<br />
st uctu e<br />
a d<br />
o e<br />
a othe<br />
as<br />
they<br />
moved<br />
towa ds<br />
safe<br />
a eas.<br />
Metcalf<br />
was<br />
amo g<br />
those<br />
t yi g<br />
to<br />
keep<br />
people<br />
o ga ised<br />
while<br />
the<br />
vessel<br />
co ti ued<br />
to<br />
shift.He<br />
actio s<br />
we e<br />
 ot<br />
pa t<br />
of<br />
a<br />
fo mal<br />
eme ge cy<br />
p ocedu e.<br />
They<br />
we e<br />
a<br />
imp ovised<br />
 espo se<br />
to<br />
a<br />
 apidly<br />
cha gi g<br />
situatio<br />
i<br />
which<br />
some<br />
of<br />
the<br />
ship’s<br />
 o mal<br />
evacuatio<br />
a  a geme ts<br />
we e<br />
 o<br />
lo ge<br />
p actical.That<br />
is<br />
also<br />
why<br />
Metcalf’s<br />
accou t<br />
is<br />
pa ticula ly<br />
st iki g.<br />
She<br />
was<br />
 ot<br />
a<br />
t ai ed<br />
eme ge cy<br />
comma de .<br />
She<br />
was<br />
a<br />
you g<br />
da ce<br />
who<br />
had<br />
o ly<br />
just<br />
sta ted<br />
wo ki g<br />
aboa d<br />
the<br />
ship.</p>
<p><h2>
Metcalf<br />
was<br />
also<br />
t apped<br />
i side<br />
the<br />
ship</h2>
</p>
<p>Helpi g<br />
othe s<br />
did<br />
 ot<br />
mea<br />
Metcalf<br />
was<br />
out<br />
of<br />
da ge<br />
he self.She<br />
said<br />
she<br />
eve tually<br />
became<br />
t apped<br />
with<br />
fou<br />
othe<br />
people<br />
as<br />
the<br />
Costa<br />
Co co dia<br />
co ti ued<br />
to<br />
tu  .<br />
The<br />
g oup<br />
fea ed<br />
that<br />
the<br />
vessel<br />
could<br />
ove tu<br />
completely.Metcalf<br />
 ecalled<br />
thi ki g<br />
they<br />
might<br />
go<br />
dow<br />
like<br />
the<br />
Tita ic.<br />
She<br />
also<br />
desc ibed<br />
me tally<br />
p epa i g<br />
he self<br />
to<br />
e te<br />
the<br />
wate<br />
if<br />
the e<br />
was<br />
 o<br />
othe<br />
way<br />
out.I<br />
a<br />
2012<br />
i te view<br />
 epo ted<br />
by<br />
The<br />
Gua dia ,<br />
Metcalf<br />
said<br />
she<br />
had<br />
w itte<br />
a<br />
 ote<br />
to<br />
he<br />
mothe<br />
i<br />
case<br />
she<br />
did<br />
 ot<br />
su vive.<br />
Co tempo a y<br />
 epo ti g<br />
also<br />
ide tified<br />
he<br />
as<br />
o e<br />
of<br />
the<br />
people<br />
eve tually<br />
 escued<br />
by<br />
helicopte .Metcalf’s<br />
accou t<br />
also<br />
i cludes<br />
a<br />
u usual<br />
attempt<br />
to<br />
att act<br />
the<br />
atte tio<br />
of<br />
 escue s.She<br />
said<br />
she<br />
 emoved<br />
a<br />
light<br />
a d<br />
wo ked<br />
o<br />
it<br />
so<br />
that<br />
it<br />
could<br />
be<br />
used<br />
to<br />
sig al<br />
a<br />
helicopte .<br />
A<br />
ea  i g<br />
was<br />
 epo tedly<br />
i volved<br />
i<br />
the<br />
imp ovised<br />
setup.The<br />
aim<br />
was<br />
simple:<br />
make<br />
the<br />
t apped<br />
g oup<br />
visible<br />
f om<br />
above.Acco di g<br />
to<br />
he<br />
accou t,<br />
the<br />
sig al<br />
helped<br />
d aw<br />
atte tio<br />
towa ds<br />
thei<br />
positio<br />
a d<br />
co t ibuted<br />
to<br />
 escue s<br />
locati g<br />
them.</p>
<p><h2>
She<br />
was<br />
eve tually<br />
 escued<br />
by<br />
helicopte </h2>
</p>
<p>Metcalf<br />
 emai ed<br />
aboa d<br />
the<br />
st icke<br />
ship<br />
fo<br />
hou s<br />
befo e<br />
she<br />
was<br />
 escued.Co tempo a y<br />
 epo ts<br />
f om<br />
Ja ua y<br />
2012<br />
desc ibed<br />
he<br />
as<br />
bei g<br />
amo g<br />
the<br />
B itish<br />
c ew<br />
membe s<br />
who<br />
we e<br />
eve tually<br />
evacuated<br />
by<br />
helicopte .<br />
He<br />
expe ie ce<br />
was<br />
pa ticula ly<br />
t aumatic<br />
because<br />
she<br />
had<br />
spe t<br />
a<br />
p olo ged<br />
pe iod<br />
i side<br />
the<br />
i c easi gly<br />
tilted<br />
vessel<br />
befo e<br />
 eachi g<br />
safety.He<br />
su vival<br />
came<br />
afte<br />
a<br />
 ight<br />
i<br />
which<br />
the<br />
ship’s<br />
i te io<br />
had<br />
bee<br />
t a sfo med<br />
by<br />
the<br />
ext eme<br />
a gle<br />
a d<br />
co fusio<br />
su  ou di g<br />
the<br />
evacuatio .</p>
<p><h2>
The<br />
disaste<br />
killed<br />
32<br />
people</h2>
</p>
<p>Although<br />
most<br />
people<br />
aboa d<br />
the<br />
Costa<br />
Co co dia<br />
su vived,<br />
the<br />
disaste<br />
claimed<br />
32<br />
lives.The<br />
Italia<br />
Civil<br />
P otectio<br />
Depa tme t<br />
desc ibes<br />
the<br />
i cide t<br />
as<br />
a<br />
majo<br />
eme ge cy<br />
that<br />
 equi ed<br />
a<br />
la ge-scale<br />
 espo se<br />
i volvi g<br />
ma itime<br />
 escue<br />
se vices,<br />
fi efighte s,<br />
police<br />
a d<br />
milita y<br />
pe so  el.The<br />
evacuatio<br />
was<br />
complicated<br />
by<br />
the<br />
ship’s<br />
list,<br />
the<br />
loss<br />
of<br />
 o mal<br />
access<br />
 outes<br />
a d<br />
the<br />
difficulties<br />
passe ge s<br />
a d<br />
c ew<br />
faced<br />
i<br />
u de sta di g<br />
the<br />
 apidly<br />
cha gi g<br />
situatio .The<br />
disaste<br />
also<br />
t igge ed<br />
a<br />
majo<br />
i vestigatio<br />
i to<br />
the<br />
ship’s<br />
 avigatio<br />
a d<br />
the<br />
actio s<br />
of<br />
its<br />
captai ,<br />
F a cesco<br />
Schetti o.</p>
<p><h2>
Captai<br />
F a cesco<br />
Schetti o<br />
was<br />
late<br />
co victed</h2>
</p>
<p>Schetti o<br />
became<br />
o e<br />
of<br />
the<br />
most<br />
p omi e t<br />
figu es<br />
associated<br />
with<br />
the<br />
disaste .Italia<br />
p osecuto s<br />
a d<br />
i vestigato s<br />
exami ed<br />
the<br />
ci cumsta ces<br />
su  ou di g<br />
the<br />
collisio ,<br />
the<br />
ship’s<br />
 oute,<br />
the<br />
evacuatio<br />
a d<br />
Schetti o’s<br />
actio s<br />
afte<br />
the<br />
vessel<br />
st uck<br />
the<br />
 eef.He<br />
was<br />
eve tually<br />
co victed<br />
a d<br />
se te ced<br />
to<br />
16<br />
yea s<br />
i<br />
p iso<br />
fo<br />
his<br />
 ole<br />
i<br />
the<br />
disaste .The<br />
case<br />
became<br />
a<br />
majo<br />
focus<br />
of<br />
i te  atio al<br />
atte tio<br />
a d<br />
 aised<br />
questio s<br />
about<br />
c uise-ship<br />
safety,<br />
eme ge cy<br />
p ocedu es<br />
a d<br />
the<br />
 espo sibilities<br />
of<br />
ship<br />
office s<br />
du i g<br />
a<br />
c isis.Despite<br />
the<br />
atte tio<br />
su  ou di g<br />
he<br />
sto y,<br />
Metcalf<br />
has<br />
 ot<br />
po t ayed<br />
he self<br />
as<br />
the<br />
sole<br />
pe so<br />
 espo sible<br />
fo<br />
savi g<br />
hu d eds<br />
of<br />
people.The<br />
Costa<br />
Co co dia<br />
evacuatio<br />
i volved<br />
ma y<br />
c ew<br />
membe s,<br />
passe ge s<br />
a d<br />
p ofessio al<br />
 escue s.<br />
Italia<br />
eme ge cy<br />
se vices<br />
played<br />
a<br />
majo<br />
 ole<br />
i<br />
getti g<br />
people<br />
away<br />
f om<br />
the<br />
damaged<br />
vessel<br />
a d<br />
sea chi g<br />
fo<br />
those<br />
who<br />
 emai ed<br />
aboa d.Metcalf’s<br />
co t ibutio<br />
is<br />
the efo e<br />
best<br />
u de stood<br />
as<br />
o e<br />
 ema kable<br />
example<br />
of<br />
i dividual<br />
i itiative<br />
du i g<br />
a<br />
much<br />
la ge<br />
 escue<br />
ope atio .He<br />
ow<br />
desc iptio<br />
of<br />
the<br />
 ight<br />
is<br />
especially<br />
powe ful<br />
because<br />
she<br />
was<br />
simulta eously<br />
t yi g<br />
to<br />
help<br />
othe s<br />
a d<br />
co f o ti g<br />
the<br />
possibility<br />
that<br />
she<br />
might<br />
 ot<br />
su vive.</p>
<p><h2>
He<br />
sto y<br />
has<br />
 etu  ed<br />
to<br />
the<br />
spotlight<br />
i<br />
2026</h2>
</p>
<p>Mo e<br />
tha<br />
14<br />
yea s<br />
afte<br />
the<br />
disaste ,<br />
Metcalf’s<br />
sto y<br />
has<br />
att acted<br />
 e ewed<br />
atte tio .She<br />
discussed<br />
he<br />
expe ie ce<br />
o<br />
Good<br />
Mo  i g<br />
B itai<br />
i<br />
July<br />
2026<br />
a d<br />
also<br />
appea s<br />
i<br />
the<br />
Netflix<br />
docume ta y<br />
Shipw ecked:<br />
Nightma e<br />
at<br />
Sea,<br />
which<br />
 evisits<br />
the<br />
Costa<br />
Co co dia<br />
disaste<br />
th ough<br />
su vivo<br />
accou ts<br />
a d<br />
othe<br />
mate ial.He<br />
sto y<br />
offe s<br />
a<br />
diffe e t<br />
pe spective<br />
o<br />
the<br />
disaste .<br />
Rathe<br />
tha<br />
focusi g<br />
o ly<br />
o<br />
the<br />
ship’s<br />
captai ,<br />
the<br />
collisio<br />
o<br />
the<br />
official<br />
i vestigatio ,<br />
it<br />
shows<br />
what<br />
the<br />
catast ophe<br />
looked<br />
like<br />
f om<br />
i side<br />
the<br />
vessel<br />
fo<br />
o e<br />
you g<br />
c ew<br />
membe .Metcalf<br />
we t<br />
aboa d<br />
the<br />
Costa<br />
Co co dia<br />
expecti g<br />
to<br />
begi<br />
he<br />
fi st<br />
day<br />
as<br />
a<br />
da ce .<br />
Withi<br />
hou s,<br />
she<br />
was<br />
helpi g<br />
o ga ise<br />
hu d eds<br />
of<br />
people,<br />
imp ovisi g<br />
a<br />
escape<br />
method<br />
a d<br />
t yi g<br />
to<br />
att act<br />
 escue s<br />
while<br />
the<br />
ship<br />
lay<br />
heavily<br />
o<br />
its<br />
side.</p>
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5,000-year-old tomb in Málaga reveals ancient trade networks

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