this is how the nightmare began because schettino wanted to give a dramatic salute, pa lumbo on the island the people here now it was coming. on facebook wrote in a short period of time, the concordia will be passing close. and congratulations to my brother. >> and the captain reportedly told him, look, we're right in front of giglio. way too crows and people here immediately knew something was wrong. >> i was working on my computer and i heard a strange sound and saw lights. >> paolo owns on the coast a few hundred yards from the wreck rnths went outside and the lights went out. they said it was an electrical problem. i knew it was more grave than that. >> and soon, so did pretty much everyone else in giglio, residents here realized probably faster than the passengers themselves just how much trouble the ship was in. they did what they could to provide or the onslaught of survivo survivors. >> most of those would only have what they had on. >> and those were life vests wouldn't relinquish them even on dry land. >> the first ones were wet and the rest were recognizance wreck, but they swam