Harbor Masters Log re: Concordia

The Telegraph has provided a Harbor Masters log:
>22.06 Carabinieri (police) at Prato contact the Harbour Master’s office.
I understand a flurry of cell phone calls went out from passengers.
>A woman has called to say her mother is on the Concordia
>and the dining room ceiling has fallen on her and the crew
>have ordered passengers to don life jackets.
This may have been the truth though it is unknown if this was a general order broadcast throughout the ship or not. The extent of the gash was not known and apparently no one knew the rate at which water was entering the ship and no one was doing anything about pumps or plugging the leak either internally or externally. There was no data on which to base any estimate of time left afloat.

>22.14 Harbour Master contacts the Concordia asking if it is having problems.
No indication of what telephone number the Harbor Master called or who he spoke to. Perhaps this was a contact via radio.
>An officer replies that it’s only a blackout
>which has been going on for 20 minutes and
>which they will fix shortly.
Clearly this is public-relations hogwash.
The initial impact with the rocks was felt throughout the ship. A blackout does not cause massive shuddering. That "will fix in 20 minutes" is pure whimsey concocted out of thin air.

>Harbour Master asks about passengers donning life jackets,
>but the officer insists it’s only a power cut.
More lies. Why is this woman telling lies to the police on shore? To calm them?

>22.16 Guardia di Finanza (finance police) patrol boat G104
>is close to the island of Giglio and asks
>if it should check the Concordia.
This is perhaps motivated by hearing radio traffic, it seems strange that permission would be sought or there would be any hesitancy for the police boat to set a course for the passenger liner.

>22.17 Harbour Master informs superiors it suspects
>there is more wrong with the Concordia than
>the ship’s officer is letting on.
A wise conclusion but one wonders what makes him think that? The citizen report relayed to him by the police is being given far greater weight than the statements by the ship's officer.

>22.26 Harbour Master contacts ship’s captain, Francesco Schettino.
Unclear as to the manner of contact.
>He says the ship is taking on water through an opening on his left side
Apparently no statement of I hit a rock.
> and the ship is listing.
No statement of direction or degree. This is vital data.
>He says there are no dead or injured.
At this time, the Captain appears not to have had any reports of death or injuries.
>Harbor Master asks if he needs help.
Holed below the waterline, listing, ceilings collapsing, life vests being donned... but the Harbor Master didn't know if they needed help.
> The captain requests a tug boat.
Going to tow a listing vessel taking on water at an unknown rate are you?
Not going to get the passengers off first?