Raise the Costa Concordia! Rescue team prepares for 'unprecedented' £190m salvage operation as they reveal plans to finally remove ship
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/ I0 X; F8 K" k0 r \& ?# Z: sThe operation to refloat and remove the Costa Concordia will be the biggest and costliest ever of its kind, the cruise ship's operator said yesterday.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 V/ w- ?, [* h" a- w5 \
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The project, due to get under way in the next few days, is set to cost £190m and will take up to a year to complete, Costa Crociere said.5.39.217.768 T) B, f: ^5 y" X" Q
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The operation starts more than four months after the liner struck rocks off the Italian island of Giglio and turned on its side, leaving more than 30 people dead.
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Build-up: Install the floatation tanks on the port side by welding to framework which was previously attached to the hulltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 L9 T' H! ]) Y. _3 w3 s
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^2 @. |9 I E" XLifting operation: Tieback chains prevent the wreck from sliding as forces are applied
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9 S. j' |% @9 C# w" e公仔箱論壇Support: A platform will be put in place under the ship to support it as it is refloated
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Italian-American consortium Titan-Micoperi will carry out the removal work, which a Costa Crociere spokesman said was 'the biggest and most expensive' salvage operation ever attempted.
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The company will soon start building a 40m platform underneath the ship and the tear in its hull will be sealed up.
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Next stage: With flotation tanks and pullers in place work will begin to roll the ship upright公仔箱論壇$ k+ P/ J. _, |8 i
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Two cranes fixed to the platform will then be used to roll the vessel into an upright before it is towed to a dock, possibly its home port of Genoa, to be broken up.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% Z# ^9 M! ?2 C" `
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The plan to refloat the vessel's hull in one piece will help minimise the environmental impact, the company said, and it is hoped the plans will also protect Giglio's economy and tourist industry.5.39.217.765 D% ]6 n+ R. ~
4 L9 u) J: B P# A. otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCosta Crociere said in a statement: 'Environmental protection will have top priority throughout this monumental salvage operation, the likes of which have never been attempted before anywhere in the world./ G% C: N6 O7 Z* h4 _' e
0 D2 K% l2 ?0 v$ r" ^) K3 `7 ~'The plan also includes measures to safeguard Isola del Giglio's tourism industry and wider economy.
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'Salvage workers' presence will not have any significant impact on the availability of hotel accommodation for the summer season.
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Concordia: As it appears now on the seabed. The project, due to get under way in the next few days, is set to cost £190m and will take up to a year to complete* a- O, ^, X. s4 ^7 w
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'The operating base will be located away from the island, on the mainland near Piombino, where equipment and materials will be stored, thereby avoiding any impact on the island's port activities.'
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* L" R5 o! s: E/ F# Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOnce the removal of the wreck is complete, the sea bed will be cleaned and marine flora replanted, the company said.
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And once floated, the wreck will be towed to an Italian port and dealt with 'in accordance with the requirements of the Italian authorities'.
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3 X5 |& S- R5 C& l9 | g+ T# W2 \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSilvio Bartolotti, general manager of Micoperi, described the project as 'unprecedented'.
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Costa Crociere president Gianni Onorato said: 'Right from the early stages of the accident, Costa Crociere has been fully committed in terms of its resources, professional expertise and organisation to minimising the impact of the shipwreck on the environment and on Isola del Giglio in particular.
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/ X8 i/ `0 r. x1 V% ?* \& f/ J0 B5.39.217.76'We have always worked to find the best possible and safest solution to protect the island, its marine environment and its tourism industry.
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4 G4 g. H) {$ [; E. L. @4 b'There will inevitably be some unknowns in a project of this scope, but we are sure we have made the right decision and will continue to work to our best ability and on schedule."
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The Costa Concordia ran into a reef and capsized after Captain Francesco Schettino made an unauthorised diversion from his programmed route.公仔箱論壇/ A, T1 D6 y* M$ ^3 s
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He was arrested and accused of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning his ship.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 q! K3 \* A6 Y: M, Y' U
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$ ~3 X" _! a8 H/ S7 ]3 p$ o5.39.217.76Rescue: The Costa Concordia, which sank in January this year, will take more than three months to rescuetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 O6 [6 B5 ]' N( f- A
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The Italian Commissioner for emergencies, Franco Gabrielli, left, was in attendance as plans for the Costa Concordia's rescue were laid out. Earlier this week Francesco Schettino was deemed unfit to captain the ship |
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