Ship's Track

Here are four pictures of the track published by Captain’s John Konrad who

"Narrates the Final Maneuvers of the Costa Concordia [VIDEO]"

 GCAPTAIN STAFF on JANUARY 19, 2012
Disclaimer, we will not know the EXACT details of what happened until the Voyage Data Recorder (VDR), aka Black Box, is analyzed.

Point of impact with rock outcropping.

Here the ship has lost all headway following her collison with the rock cropping, resulting in engine room flooding and loss of power.  Now, the ship's head is swinging to starboard under the action of bow thrusters.

Still being set down by the bow thrusters, the Captain appears to be in the process of grounding the vessel.

The ship comes to rest fast to the shore.