Italian Cruise Ship Disaster

the 50 most significant pics:

http://video.repubblica.it/edizione...dia-le-50-foto-simbolo/85882/84271?ref=HREA-1


Last night, Concordia's sister-ship, the Serena, passing by....

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Per Wikipedia, The Concordia was 114,000 tons total displacement (not including the rock addition) and the draft was 26ft 11inches.
 
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The salvage company is assessing the possibility of standing the ship back up and repairing the hull and towing her out in one piece
wow....that would be something to see.
 
moparlvr4406 said:
The salvage company is assessing the possibility of standing the ship back up and repairing the hull and towing her out in one piece
wow....that would be something to see.
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I friend of mine has is boat some 14 miles from Il Giglio, we are planning to go there to watch the salvage!
 
The ship moved a couple of inches. Now they say removal may take one year!!!
 
Pietro said:
The ship moved a couple of inches. Now they say removal may take one year!!!
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I'm shocked, the sunken ship moved :smt101. So, if it would move 2 feet it would take them 10yrs? I wonder what drives these reports?
 
I'm sorry for not explaining better. The ship is slowly moving into the deep because of bad sea conditions. This means search are suspended.
The fact it will take so long for the salvage is not directly linked to that. First they have to heat up the fuel and then pump it out, then they have to collect all the lubricant, paint, food, waste etc. Once the condition of the hull that is now lying on the rocks they will decide what to do.
 
I think they just need to drop bow and stern anchor and she'll stay in one spot........just kidding. But, the first thought comes to mind is that the faster they proceed the better. I have no idea on the details of solvage process, so I guess we'll just watch the pros do their thing.
 
What a nightmare for all involved. I think it's hard for us over here in the US to under stand how quickly the depth drops around the island. Based on Pietro's post earlier in the thread the depths are very deep very close to land relatively then here. I envision the ship is sliding down a hill to the depths below. Hope they can at least get the fuel off her before things get worse. Thanks for the updates Pietro.
 
They say its a floating city, so they basically have an entire "city" waiting to get dumped into their waters - I can't imagine the impact of all that "stuff" floating about. Insane. Like New Orleans & Katrina aftermath on a smaller scale?
 
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