Captain Coward CCE Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Skookum Bear: As the cache owner has not indicated that they have visited the cache location to replace it if it was missing, perform needed maintenance, or verify that it is still there within a reasonable amount of time, I am regretfully archiving the cache to clear it from the active cache database and open the area to new caching opportunities. If the cache owner would like to replace a cache at this location, please submit a new geocache listing and it will be reviewed under the current Geocaching guidelines.

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Hidden : 3/17/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Captain's Convention Series

Micro attached to a guardian

Captain Francesco Schettino, also know in the press as Captain Coward and Captain Chicken, was responsible for the sinking of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, when it ran aground at Iosola Giglio, Tuscany, in January 2012 on Friday 13th with the loss of 32 lives. The ship, with 4252 people on board, hit a reef during an unofficial near-shore salute to the local islanders. The Captain, claiming he knew the area very well, had ignored the computer-programmed route. When he had hit the reef, he did nothing to contact the nearby harbor for help, but tried to resume the original course. In the end, he had to order an evacuation when the ship grounded after an hour of listing and partly drifting. Meanwhile, passengers had contacted harbor authorities and vessels were sent to the evacuation rescue which took six hours. The search for missing people took several months with all but two people found.
The Captain had abandoned the ship before all of the passengers were removed and he was later arrested on preliminary charges of multiple manslaughter in connection with causing a shipwreck, failing to assist passengers and failing to be the last to leave the ship. He claims he is innocent of all charges. This abandonment of his passengers is the reason why he has been named Captain Coward by the press.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pncgnva Puvpxra

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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