[explosion] are you okay? i can t hear. bless get out of here. please get out of here. please get out of here. oh, my god. patti ann: you can hear the child begging the dad to leave saying they can t hear anything. a few miles down the road folks were racing to help their neighbors. actually we were at the house and we felt it rock. we were about four miles away. we saw that or felt that, i went running outside, looked up, saw the cloud of smoke, told everybody we got to go. we went up over to the retirement home. when we got to the retirement home it was completely chaotic. patti ann: he found people covered in sheetrock, ceilings down. they evacuated people as quickly as possible. firefighters at the scene meanwhile are very concerned about the plant s tank of ammonia. this chemical can be extremely dangerous.
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with some environmentals we can throw in to increase the risks to the operation. in this particular case we can see the rain. the wind has picked up quite a bit, and it looks like we have a squall coming in. the ship is being pushed against the rock. captain is doing everything he can to thrust the ship off. turn. 10 meters off we can see the vessel start to rock. and we are hitting a rock now? we are hitting a rock right now. the captain and crew check us for grounding. now we ve hit rock. now they are in a more stressful situation. they have pulled out their operational stress list to manage the situation. in this checklist they are going through the international maritime what to do. this is the standard that s made for grounding and stranding by the international chamber of shipping in their bridge procedures guide.
coast guard and that captain, francesca schettino, tell the haunting story, a captain who left the ship, giving excuse after excuse why he won t go back on board while passengers struggle to survive. that captain was placed on house arrest today, charged with causing the wreck, abandoning ship and manslaughter. harry smith is an nbc news correspondent, just back from covering this story for italy for rock center and nbc news. harry, we are going to play some of that crazy conversation, horrible conversation. what s your report on this what looks to be just a human catastrophe, manmade horror? this guy has got to be the anti-sully. you think about people in charge and people doing the right thing. this guy couldn t have screwed up any more than he screwed up. we were on the water right next
mike, nice to meet you buddy, happy st. patrick s day. next the incredible story of the cruise ship. you mean, jack kennedy, illusive here row, that one? anyway, off the coast of italy, we have a new tape of the cruise liner. what a sight. what a sight. the captain abandoned ship and was ordered back to get back on the ship and wouldn t do it. what a story. harry smith has that story. harry smith has that story. this is hardball on msnbc. an accident doesn t have to slow you down. with better car replacement, available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car is totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what s your policy?