Costa Concordia Sinks!
Apr 2, 2012, 3:26 pm
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How about a huge floaty to buoy the ship enough to pump out water without having to seal? That would do the trick.. or somehow tip the boat upright enough to pump water out.
There is mention that the ship will get refurbished, or are they going to send the ship to the dump?
There is mention that the ship will get refurbished, or are they going to send the ship to the dump?
Apr 2, 2012, 6:17 pm
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I doubt the costing is based only on that. Cutting the ship up would be an ecological disaster and would probably end up with hundreds of entities suing for all sorts of third-party losses to do with fishing, tourism, etc. If the ship can't be rescued, hopefully it will be righted, sailed to an enclosed dock and cut up safely.
Apr 17, 2012, 3:44 pm
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The bodies of the Heil couple have been identified.
http://www.startribune.com/local/147739005.html
"The White Bear Lake husband and wife who died in the wreck of an Italian cruise ship in January have been identified as being among five victims whose remains were recovered last month.
The bodies of retired couple Gerald and Barbara Heil were among the latest identified using DNA, said the prefect's office from the Tuscan town of Grosseto. Their bodies were recovered in late March..."
http://www.startribune.com/local/147739005.html
"The White Bear Lake husband and wife who died in the wreck of an Italian cruise ship in January have been identified as being among five victims whose remains were recovered last month.
The bodies of retired couple Gerald and Barbara Heil were among the latest identified using DNA, said the prefect's office from the Tuscan town of Grosseto. Their bodies were recovered in late March..."
Apr 21, 2012, 10:56 pm
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Just read that Titan Salvage has been awarded the contract to patch up, refloat and tow the Concordia out of it's current resting place. The operation should take about a year.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...-micoperi.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...-micoperi.html
Jul 10, 2014, 12:18 pm
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Crews will begin efforts to refloat the Costa Concordia on July 14.
If you want to tour the boat before it's back above water: http://youtu.be/6k70Cy6UW_A
http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/nbc-new...k-295930947538
If you want to tour the boat before it's back above water: http://youtu.be/6k70Cy6UW_A
The Concordia will then be towed away by month’s end to Genoa, where it will be dismantled and recycled.
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Jul 10, 2014, 12:51 pm
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Jul 10, 2014, 3:16 pm
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That's strange and a bit worrisome. I didn't run into any issues, but just in case, I went back and swapped out the link with a different one to a different site.
Jul 11, 2014, 5:48 pm
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Crews will begin efforts to refloat the Costa Concordia on July 14.
If you want to tour the boat before it's back above water: http://youtu.be/6k70Cy6UW_A
http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/nbc-new...k-295930947538
If you want to tour the boat before it's back above water: http://youtu.be/6k70Cy6UW_A
http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/nbc-new...k-295930947538
Jul 13, 2014, 5:14 pm
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I'd guess towing something that sticks that far under water would be difficult just from an amount of force required perspective. I'd assume they're likely to get it higher out of the water than 70 or 80 feet under.
Jul 19, 2014, 12:46 pm
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Jul 21, 2014, 3:19 pm
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There are some timelapse videos of the refloating operation. This one covers the first stage, which involved floating her about 1m off the platform she was sitting on, and moving her about 30m away from the shore.
She's now higher in the water than at the end of those sequences - see (live) here and here.
She's now higher in the water than at the end of those sequences - see (live) here and here.
Jul 23, 2014, 4:02 am
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And suddenly, she's gone. Slightly eerie to see the familiar scene without the ship, which is disappearing into the distance on the second picture.
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Jul 23, 2014, 10:32 am
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Here's a photo of the ship starting the move (story, too):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5612817.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5612817.html
Jul 23, 2014, 6:40 pm
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