At roughly 04:00 local time this morning, the Costa Concordia was declared upright after reaching her rotation of 65 degrees. In all the parbuckling operation took 19-hours to complete and now the vessel is once again upright you can clearly see the extent of the crushing damage to her starboard side. Franco Gabrielli, the head…
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Costa Concordia Salvage To Begin
Salvage work to remove the Costa Concordia is due to start next month and is expected to take one year. The news was announced Saturday by Costa Crociere and the Costa Concordia Emergency Commissioner’s Office. A US owned company, Titan Salvage, based in Pompano Beach, Florida, has been awarded the contract in partnership with Italian…
