Tom Cruise 81 Posted September 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 More sponsons will be welded onto the other side of the ship. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cruise 81 Posted September 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Once the ship is upright, the extra buoyancy should make it float. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cruise 81 Posted September 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 The ship will be floated next summer. Once the process begins, there is no way to stop it, even if something goes wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cruise 81 Posted September 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 The backup plan is to break it up where it lies, at a huge cost to the local environment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cruise 81 Posted September 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 If all goes well, the 'Costa Concordia' will be cut up for scrap, far from Giglio. It is so large, the process will take 2 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cruise 81 Posted September 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Well that's it... the ingenious $400 million plan to deal with the wrecked Costa Concordia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sammy sun 1084 Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 it does seem pretty amazing how their doing it but it never should have happened in the first place Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blondie 34 Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 cannot believe this is still going on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sammy sun 1084 Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 i cant believe they were still letting people book it on their own website when it was tipped over and underwater, what a joke that was. I remember watching a holiday watchdog thing on tv where they tried to book a cabin on the ship after the incident had taken place and the costa website was actually letting them do it and taking their money. what a joke! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cruise 81 Posted September 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 i cant believe they were still letting people book it on their own website when it was tipped over and underwater, what a joke that was. I remember watching a holiday watchdog thing on tv where they tried to book a cabin on the ship after the incident had taken place and the costa website was actually letting them do it and taking their money. what a joke! Wow, never knew that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sammy sun 1084 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 yeah i couldnt believe it. Apparently all agents had removed it but the cruise line themselves were still allowing people to book on it, crazy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EMALIZ07 35 Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 wow thanks for that info, very interesting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lilamae 6 Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 looks like a ghost ship, so sad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
angel 121 Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 Can't believe how much destruction was caused and waht she looks like now what a waste of a lovely ship Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cruise 81 Posted September 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 These are probably a little out of date now, but for anyone that hadn't seen it, here's a further update on the Costa Concordia Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cruise 81 Posted September 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 As the ship became visible at dawn following the "perfect" operation, the damage done to the hull after spending 20 months crushed under the weight of the ship was plain to see Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cruise 81 Posted September 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 This is one of the most daunting and complex salvage operations ever undertaken. "A lot of people didn't think it could be done," said salvage master Nicholas Sloane. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cruise 81 Posted September 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 The ship was righted over an 18-hour operation that ended at 04:00 (02:00 GMT). A 500-strong team of divers and engineers have spent much of the past year stabilising the ship and preparing for this phase. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cruise 81 Posted September 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 The operation began on Monday, as the salvage team gathered around the wreckage - with caissons visible at the side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cruise 81 Posted September 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Giant metal chains and cables were attached to the Concordia to help raise it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cruise 81 Posted September 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Teams working overnight were slightly delayed by a storm, but the sea and weather conditions were considered right for the operation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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