The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/101UserFound on 2025-01-21 03:24:52.

Original Title: TIL Captain Francesco Schettino caused the Costa Concordia disaster, leading to 32 deaths, because he was distracted trying to impress a woman. Even after the crash, he didn’t tell anyone for over an hour about the massive hole in the ship and was more worried about coming up with an excuse.