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Raising the Costa Concordia

Omega Man

Omega Man

Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat
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This is something that piques my interest-

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I have watched in depth how they plan to do it, I wish I could be there to assist.

A truly ambitious undertaking-

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http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/italys-wrecked-costa-concordia-cruise-ship-be-raised-8C11137988

I hope the salvage company got a deposit from the insurance company- It took 8 months for me to get paid for taking a small plane out of a tree last year :D

OM
 
Or they could just leave it there as a tourist attraction.

Seriously, it is quite the undertaking using never-before tried techniques, I believe. Photos don't do justice to how massive cruise ships are (some are a whole lot bigger than the Costa) and how much force is needed to move the thing and stop it in a desired position. Failure will not be a good thing and could result in a huge pollution disaster, and a permanent monument to stupidity.

Good luck!

pete
 
They're close to rotating it, lots of things that can go wrong. The thing is bigger than the Titanic.
 
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