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Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
Wed Jul 23, 2014, 07:13 AM Jul 2014

Costa Concordia is towed away to Genoa for scrap

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28437238

The wrecked Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, is being towed on its final journey to the port of Genoa for scrapping.

Its removal is one of the biggest ever maritime salvage operations.

The Concordia struck a reef off the Italian island of Giglio in January 2012 and capsized, killing 32 people.

It was re-floated nine days ago and is being kept above the surface by giant buoyancy chambers. Over a dozen vessels will help to tow the ship.

The wreck was hauled upright in September last year but was still partially submerged, resting on six steel platforms.

The cruise ship is being towed to Genoa at two knots, almost at walking pace, with an escort of more than a dozen tug boats.

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If interested, you can follow the position of the wreck here (also has live webcam photos):

http://www.theparbucklingproject.com/tragitto.php
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Costa Concordia is towed away to Genoa for scrap (Original Post) Cooley Hurd Jul 2014 OP
K&R! Thanks! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2014 #1
I woke up @ 2 am to watch the departure from Giglio via webcam... Cooley Hurd Jul 2014 #2
I wish I had known! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2014 #3
Here's a 2 minute time-lapse of the 19 hour "Parbuckling" process A HERETIC I AM Jul 2014 #4
That was an amazing thing, wasn't it? Cooley Hurd Jul 2014 #6
Truly cool A HERETIC I AM Jul 2014 #8
that's a lot of scrap! Liberal_in_LA Jul 2014 #5
The Captain will probably be demoted to oil tankers! yortsed snacilbuper Jul 2014 #7
 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
6. That was an amazing thing, wasn't it?
Wed Jul 23, 2014, 09:15 PM
Jul 2014

Here's a film taken from a drone today of CC being towed away from Giglio:

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