Post by Administrator on Sept 16, 2013 22:36:56 GMT
Up she rises!
Up she rises! Costa Concordia finally budges after three-hour struggle to wrest it off reef... but £500million salvage operation may now not finish until tomorrow
The 114,000 tonne ship has been marooned outside Giglio harbour off the coast of Tuscany for 20 months
Thirty-two people lost their lives on January 13, 2012 when the vessel hit rocks and sank with 4,200 people aboard
Liner is being rotated with pulleys and lifted up in the largest and most expensive maritime salvage operation ever.
Engineers say they are expecting a 'burp' of noxious gases as ship is lifted and trapped air bubbles are released.
The aim is to raise the ship by 65 degrees - without it breaking in two - so it is vertical, then tow it away next spring.
Ship's captain Francesco Schettino, aka 'Captain Coward', at home in Naples preparing to face trial over the disaster.
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Up she rises! Costa Concordia finally budges after three-hour struggle to wrest it off reef... but £500million salvage operation may now not finish until tomorrow
The 114,000 tonne ship has been marooned outside Giglio harbour off the coast of Tuscany for 20 months
Thirty-two people lost their lives on January 13, 2012 when the vessel hit rocks and sank with 4,200 people aboard
Liner is being rotated with pulleys and lifted up in the largest and most expensive maritime salvage operation ever.
Engineers say they are expecting a 'burp' of noxious gases as ship is lifted and trapped air bubbles are released.
The aim is to raise the ship by 65 degrees - without it breaking in two - so it is vertical, then tow it away next spring.
Ship's captain Francesco Schettino, aka 'Captain Coward', at home in Naples preparing to face trial over the disaster.
LINK