Raise the Costa Concordia! Rescue team prepares for 'unprecedented' £190m salvage operation as they reveal plans to finally remove ship 6 d( j, G, n: W' eBy James Titcombtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( t! Y2 D F. ?9 j# D' F* N
PUBLISHED: 00:39 GMT, 19 May 2012 | UPDATED: 13:41 GMT, 19 May 2012 4 K) @7 _" i T: C- \9 ~* N* k
! k. K$ Z+ _; v/ S- I9 Q$ c公仔箱論壇The 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.5.39.217.76# [" h% S7 v8 ?; V; ~( i
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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.公仔箱論壇+ C5 A1 I6 ]# p' @* M
0 J. y' r; T8 h \5 I2 CThe 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. / ?" y+ w+ w3 s" ], r! X2 H3 X5.39.217.76 & P# R: T% q( U& u+ y+ y5.39.217.76 * t c4 y. {& [8 \) m5.39.217.76Build-up: Install the floatation tanks on the port side by welding to framework which was previously attached to the hull公仔箱論壇& n1 \/ _: D3 K# h5 t
- G8 y& b( k, h, q" s * M! _7 j4 \! L R公仔箱論壇Lifting operation: Tieback chains prevent the wreck from sliding as forces are applied / Z) A3 s# x" D' N6 n+ a( {公仔箱論壇 ( f/ B2 V: }3 |- h& K1 k8 {3 P% ]+ Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb : a8 H: U8 J6 L: u, TTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Support: A platform will be put in place under the ship to support it as it is refloated5.39.217.76/ K. g0 j- M8 }8 n3 s/ G; g
; v+ y3 y3 b: U- J* r& `, p5.39.217.76The ship is currently lying at an angle of 80 degrees on rocks known as Seagull Point, where it ran aground, just outside the entrance to Giglio harbour on Friday 13 January, two hours after departing on a week-long Mediterranean cruise.$ J. n& j) R W
/ d: h5 ~7 l" J' kItalian-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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- h, i. J( e# ?( E7 e( S( t, W4 c
* F2 S4 w$ y ]$ y9 {$ g, s( xTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The company will soon start building a 40m platform underneath the ship and the tear in its hull will be sealed up. ( Z3 _- Q% R1 ~4 o9 q2 K5.39.217.76TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ w: y# l- ^) N6 l tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ c' b/ h. p: a' J
Next stage: With flotation tanks and pullers in place work will begin to roll the ship upright ' ~! i9 g7 J/ L: e, ~# _' O' uTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 K4 K4 t" R* _, Y) i4 I* R5.39.217.76 : M. Z0 p2 u$ ]* ~$ JUpright: The ship as it will appear once it has been refloated on its support. The gradient of the land can be seen underneathtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: R$ G+ }* a# }4 Y6 z
0 K; A3 b z3 X3 E% Y7 k" X( qTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。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.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# K, j- U V8 B
- b1 f/ c, _- U) c! r+ ?5.39.217.76The 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. + F7 I- G# T5 M2 {) v0 u2 X! btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" }3 v, g* M5 [) K7 J- d
Costa 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. ; s5 U4 M2 S0 p) X8 eTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 W# A( n6 l5 J; [1 m1 m$ @
'The plan also includes measures to safeguard Isola del Giglio's tourism industry and wider economy. ) b/ ?$ j- n; X9 E, E2 K: e8 B5 W # y- |7 v) @2 Z8 i+ bTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。'Salvage workers' presence will not have any significant impact on the availability of hotel accommodation for the summer season.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" Z1 f# }& H. s! e, T
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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 completetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: x0 @2 Y; Y' A
. k6 Q8 s1 S2 I& b8 ]'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.' ; m$ M0 f; f& u! i, l, itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb $ Q/ h3 `, d' `+ iTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Once the removal of the wreck is complete, the sea bed will be cleaned and marine flora replanted, the company said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 T; m4 d+ b u: H6 @' J# n) ^; h
2 h" `) @3 `! G2 T公仔箱論壇And once floated, the wreck will be towed to an Italian port and dealt with 'in accordance with the requirements of the Italian authorities'.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! t) `7 I; u% h6 h* z) E% Y
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Silvio Bartolotti, general manager of Micoperi, described the project as 'unprecedented'.! Y0 K$ C. z9 i
9 r" s5 H0 Q- x: S, Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCosta 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.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& e' J2 q) a9 X$ x) Z* N' \
/ ?! o4 b8 ]" Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'We have always worked to find the best possible and safest solution to protect the island, its marine environment and its tourism industry.5.39.217.76, }3 \2 J/ V% x0 j% k/ i) j
0 G9 l+ _0 f# j1 A'We are now launching a salvage operation with characteristics and technical complexities that have never been faced before. 4 ?6 A8 g/ e9 k% j7 ? : w6 Y& @+ u- A7 G3 @( J' C! f公仔箱論壇'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."% u @/ X' t3 D3 t3 z/ s- F9 i
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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. 1 ?- K. D2 Y) `6 j5.39.217.76! A4 l: T1 G+ H1 B: v
He was arrested and accused of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning his ship. 7 I9 e9 n/ ~8 [6 R; f' z* a公仔箱論壇5.39.217.767 @) P# c' ~# y/ x$ Q# S4 W 2 f' Q/ P- F5 J6 D* I
Rescue: The Costa Concordia, which sank in January this year, will take more than three months to rescuetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 V9 z3 t: K" Y2 l, M3 U, d* S
TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。$ X# Q. ^, _; j3 ~0 Z) D # }" L( [0 w R! Q0 U* e kTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。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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