The scrap value of a ship changes daily, based on a variety of things. After an incredible 19hour salvage effort, the crippled costa concordia cruise liner was successfully pulled upright from its side in the waters off tuscany yesterday in a makeorbreak. About 200 technicians are currently working on the dismantling of the costa concordia some are involved in stripping operations, the removal of internal structures on the emerged decks of the. Costa concordia raised from rocks video channel 4 news. Removing the wrecked costa concordia from the coastal waters off the italian island of giglio will begin in may and take about a year, the ships owner said.
Costa concordia salvage delayed the wrecked ship has been attracting thousands of tourists, but another winter at the mercy of winds and waves may destroy it. Costa concordia disaster collision, rescue, salvage. Vincenzo pintogetty topshots the wreck of italys costa concordia cruise ship begins to emerge from water on september 16, 20 near the harbour of giglio porto. The costa concordia disaster, 1 year later its been nearly one year since costa concordia struck a rock off the italian island of giglio and capsized, killing 32 people and prompting a.
Costa concordia salvage operation enters final phase the. The costa concordia salvage costs a billion dollars. Sunrise on the day the cruise ship costa concordia is scheduled to be drawn upright in a process known as parbuckling. Twoandahalf years have now passed since the costa concordia, under the captaincy of francesco schettino, crashed into a reef. The costa concordia is readied for a salvage operation on september 16, 20 in isola del giglio, italy. Progress on costa concordia salvage operation seanews. A current look at and inside the dismantled costa concordia. The crippled cruise ship was pulled completely upright early tuesday after a complicated, 19hour operation to wrench it from its side where it capsized last year off tuscany, with officials declaring it a perfect end to a daring and unprecedented engineering. Genoa prosecutor federico manotti immediately ordered dna testing to confirm the victims identity. Engineers in italy free the cruise ship costa concordia from rocks on the sea bed, in one of the largest salvage operations ever attempted. Now, in case anyone has been living under a rock for the passed few years. The effort to dismantle the illfated costa concordia continues in genoa, italy with approximately 200 technicians now working to cut up and remove all fittings and structures from the vessel. A year after the costa concordia cruise ship sank in italy, drowning 32 passengers and.
Jun 2, 2017 huge task of salvaging costa concordia making progress. According to reports, divers found several bone fragments in the morning. This photographer snuck into the wrecked cruise ship costa concordia. This photographer snuck into the wrecked cruise ship costa. When the 114,7 gross tonnage gt costa concordia and her sister ships entered. Eleven months after wrecking at sea, the italian luxury liner awaits one of the most expensive and daunting salvage operations ever. After a long time of back and forth i finally decided to publish my gopro footage from inside the costa concordia wreck.
Costa concordia salvage operation enters final phase. Currently decks from 5 to 3 are being cut up, and the stripping. Six thousand tons of pressure was required to pull the ship free from the rock, which had penetrated 18ft into the hull. Plan to salvage wrecked costa concordia cruise liner. The wreck of the italian cruise ship costa concordia is afloat as one of the biggest maritime salvage operations in history makes progress. Costa concordia wreck raised from undersea platform bbc. Costa concordia salvage experts ecstatic with progress so far a day after the costa concordia was refloated, work continues to secure vessel and raise it. The costa concordias 19hour salvage in timelapse, photos. This is part 1 of 2 parts of the scrapping of the costa concordia.
Year after wreck, salvage of costa concordia falls behind. The costa concordia disaster the refloated wreck of the costa concordia is towed to the italian port of genoa on sunday, july 27, to be scrapped, ending the ships final journey two and a half. Year after wreck, salvage of costa concordia falls behind schedule. Costa concordias final voyage helps to salvage italys. What was once 115,000 tons of floating luxury now looks more like a. The costa concordia cruise liner, which lay partially submerged off the italian island of giglio for more than two years, is now being gradually dismantled after one of the biggest salvage. The dismantling and recycling of the infamous costa concordia cruise liner has been completed in italy, marking the official end to final phase of. This is part 2 of 2 parts of the scrapping of the costa concordia. Wreck of tragic costa concordia is torn apart for scrap at a shipyard five years after the cruise liner capsized, killing 32 people.
This is the documentary of the greatest ship salvage in history. Costa concordia salvage update photos business insider. Technicians regained control of a 10storytall buoyancy device that came loose from the. Setback averted in costa concordia salvage close call. On tuesday, salvage workers discovered human remains on the costa concordia. Afp an unprecedented operation to re float the shipwrecked costa concordia began monday in italy, with salvage workers attempting to raise the rusty liner from its watery grave on the shores of a. Smit salvage together with its partner fratelli neri have made good progress yesterday in the further preparations for the oil removal from the costa concordia. A combination photo shows the capsized cruise liner costa concordia during and at the end of bottom r the parbuckling operation outside giglio harbour september 17, 20. The wreckage of the costa concordia cruise liner has been pulled upright in a first of its kind engineering feat to salvage the ship after it slammed into a reef near giglio island 20 months ago.
Efforts to refloat the stricken cruise liner costa concordia continue. What was once 115,000 tons of floating luxury now looks more like a wrecked. Five years after the costa concordia ran aground off the coast of giglio, italy, the massive salvage effort for the stricken ship in a genoa drydock is completed. Costa concordia pulled upright in salvage effort abc news. Later that same day, they found a human skull in a different section of the ship. Costa concordia inches upward as salvage continues voice. Costa concordia salvage experts ecstatic with progress. The costa concordia will be towed next spring to a port, probably on the.
Costa concordia, the concordiaclass cruise ship that wrecked off the coast of italy in 2012, has safely arrived at the port of genoa voltri, marking completion of the largest maritime salvage job in history. She was the first of the concordia class cruise ships, followed by similar ships costa serena, costa pacifica, costa favolosa and costa fascinosa, and carnival splendor built for carnival cruise line. Work begins today to right the stricken costa concordia vessel, which. Costa concordia wreckage torn apart for scrap 5 years. The parbuckling operation will take between 10 and 12. Costa concordias final voyage helps to salvage italys pride. The ingenious salvage operation called the parbuckling project involves building a series of underwater platforms onto which the costa concordia will be lifted upright parbuckled, then. Costa concordia disaster, the capsizing of an italian cruise ship on january, 2012, after it struck rocks off the coast of giglio island in the tyrrhenian sea. Costa concordia in italy freed from rocks bbc news.
But knowing that the insurance companies have already spent more th. Salvage crews shifted the wrecked costa concordia cruise ship slowly off a rock shelf on monday in a painstaking process that looked set to continue into. Costa concordia salvage operation makes progress italy. Costa concordia salvage operation makes progress italy zoom.
Costa concordia salvage sponsored by costa concordia arrives in genoa the costa concordia, the cruise ship that wrecked off giglio island, italy in january 2012, has been safely moored at the port. More than 4,200 people were rescued, though 32 people died. It is nearly five years to the day that the italian. Costa concordia salvage efforts over, five years after. Deck 0 is about to be exposed as dismantling continues on the costa concordia wreck. The costa concordia disaster, when the cruise liner capsized off italy more than two years ago, will likely end up costing the ships owners just over 1. Human bone fragments were found inside the illfated costa concordia wreck during a search by salvage divers. On january, 2012, the italian cruise ship costa concordia, which transported 4,200 people, collided with rocks, just outside the coast of giglio island in the mediterranean.
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