Stricken Italian Cruise Ship “Costa Concordia” set upright in Italy. Sketch plans of this amazing feat – and more……
Posted By: Bob [Send E-Mail] Date: Tuesday, 17-Sep-2013 22:57:34
Engineers in Italy have succeeded in setting the cruise ship Costa Concordia upright, 20 months after it ran aground off the island of Giglio.
In the operation that took all of Monday and most of the night, they used cables and metal water tanks to roll the ship onto a platform.
The Costa Concordia capsized in January 2012, killing 32 people.
The bodies of two of the victims of the disaster, by the island of Giglio, have never been found. There are hopes that they may be located during the operation.
So far there has been no pollution from the wreck since the operation to ‘rotate’ the ship.
Two more bodies need to be found. A thorough search will now take place, once the ship is made safe.
‘Perfect’
The ship was declared completely upright shortly after 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT) on Tuesday. _______________________________________
Please go here for a time lapse video of this 19-hour operation, at: . . . . . http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24121480
