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協和號今年1月在意大利吉廖島附近水域擱淺。圖中白線表示美意救援機構將如何在水中加建平台，協助浮起郵輪。（路透社） & z' r7 V- A1 N
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【綜合報道】美國與意大利救援機構合作，將於日內進行人類史上最大型「浮船」行動，把1月在意大利擱淺半沉的歌詩達郵輪「協和」號浮起，預計需時1年，然後會把郵輪運走和拆件，並盡量回復海?生態。公仔箱論壇' d- [6 n6 x* ~! u% y0 T; Q
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協和號今年1月在意大利吉廖島附近擱淺，造成32人死亡，4200名乘客和船員獲救。
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1 w% }/ V$ A' P* I% p公仔箱論壇美國與意大利救援機構上周五表示，將於日內展開救起協和號行動。美國救援機構主席哈比卜(Richard Habib)表示：「這是史上最大型浮船行動，但我們認為行動完全可行」。救援隊伍將運用兩架水底起重機輔以浮力，把排水量達11.4萬噸的協和號拉直，然後浮起。
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之後它將被拖到意大利托斯卡納(Tuscany)的里窩那(Livorno)，由當地人協助拆船。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- W5 f/ u5 F3 v8 o3 w
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公司預計整項工程耗資至少3億美元。意大利救援機構經理巴爾托洛蒂(Silvio Bartolotti)預測，郵輪將在明年2月浮上水面。
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Raise the Costa Concordia! Rescue team prepares for 'unprecedented' £190m salvage operation as they reveal plans to finally remove ship) `1 O  L! q- i2 j7 R7 J
By James Titcomb3 s# @( T" @. u- T+ j5 `
PUBLISHED: 00:39 GMT, 19 May 2012 | UPDATED: 13:41 GMT, 19 May 2012
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/ j$ D3 u/ H+ H3 G, o6 {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.
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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.
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& }# U/ `1 u9 N4 t" ?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。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 hull
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) q  _& _( c9 K5.39.217.76Lifting operation: Tieback chains prevent the wreck from sliding as forces are applied5.39.217.76% V+ A4 l3 I# g" L/ b0 s0 Q* j
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Support: A platform will be put in place under the ship to support it as it is refloated
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The 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.
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6 t; Q9 F/ B: ~" c) p8 f7 v9 PItalian-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. 公仔箱論壇/ M. _3 _4 ^- D! I+ d) b0 F

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Next stage: With flotation tanks and pullers in place work will begin to roll the ship upright5.39.217.76  Z7 a; H# \* }* B1 I- S
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  a6 r, L+ _$ Z, W1 I2 W公仔箱論壇Upright: The ship as it will appear once it has been refloated on its support. The gradient of the land can be seen underneath
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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.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。0 g. F' I# U* Y& g4 Q6 c1 v

9 |, @! w5 d" t5 K# x' CTVBNOW 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 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.4 G! {3 D% t- }# }' ]& H" K# @

# s) l' k. u+ e# `5 p2 ptvb 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.
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! I% m: r5 l& A# ?0 O' p2 ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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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' c4 j: m9 Z. [' x! c. U+ o公仔箱論壇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; T" H; \1 Q# C4 D
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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.'' ~. g& k# x8 h1 x+ }

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3 L. y0 F5 m5 v5 _8 C! {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd 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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7 e! Y2 u( e* D- ?0 ~( wSilvio Bartolotti, general manager of Micoperi, described the project as 'unprecedented'.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。5 s) A9 W* u5 `) ]1 z

0 @' z- s. ~+ m4 W* e& Q0 z& N公仔箱論壇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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3 W# ^% h: D0 F8 ^! j6 R! P5.39.217.76'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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) G+ J0 c. @4 \'We are now launching a salvage operation with characteristics and technical complexities that have never been faced before.
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  X4 E  X# ?+ f: 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."5.39.217.76' G* {0 H3 B; W* m* y" q
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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.
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He was arrested and accused of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning his ship.
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5 _# J! S6 Q8 t2 s! Y公仔箱論壇Rescue: The Costa Concordia, which sank in January this year, will take more than three months to rescue
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1 E8 P( ^4 c. [- ?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