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Maxhead
17th September 2013, 02:50 PM
I've been following this recovery live as much as I can and its just amazing what these guys have achieved.
The force and the pulley systems are just full on...slow start but she's now upright.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/italy-gives-the-ok-to-right-shipwrecked-costa-concordia/story-e6frfro0-1226720255881

There's a live link to the recovery in the link as well./.

Well done to those involved I reckon!
macca
17th September 2013, 02:56 PM
Amazing achievement, been watching it as well. Not much seemed to happen over night, well to me anyway then today got home for lunch and it was sitting upright!!!!!
BigRAWesty
17th September 2013, 03:01 PM
Bloody hell.. Still got a long way to go yet aswell..
Maxhead
17th September 2013, 03:07 PM
Yeah, still a long time to go..apparently another few month to a year before they float it away
threedogs
17th September 2013, 03:42 PM
amazing what engineers can achieve these days,
unlike the Captain who "fell "into a life boat, how lucky was he. not GrrRRR

Are they just scrapping it ??
Hodge
17th September 2013, 04:10 PM
Yeah it's just being scrapped. $800m recovery bill.
Maxhead
17th September 2013, 04:15 PM
Yeah it's just being scrapped. $800m recovery bill.

Yep, I reckon their insurance bill might go up by a buck or two..lol
threedogs
17th September 2013, 05:26 PM
Is that good economics ???? scrapping it
Hodge
17th September 2013, 05:41 PM
Is that good economics ???? scrapping it

Supposedly, it's a write off. If you have a look a the damage, on the side that was submerged, some core integrity parts of the structure were damaged or bent and would cost a fortune to repair, as they'd have to cut her completely in half to fix and then stick her back together again.
It's a bit like the large draglines and rope shovels in mines, once their job is done or they're badly damaged, cutters go in with their torches. Price of metal these days, it would fetch an absolute fortune I believe.
Not sure if that would cover the recovery cost though.
Maxhead
17th September 2013, 06:04 PM
It would be similar to a vehicle I reckon...If it was in the river on its side for more than a day it would have to be a write off....This thing has been partially submerged for around 18 months. Not sure if the engines were submerged but I reckon they would have to be.
Extensive bill, thats for sure
Maxhead
17th September 2013, 06:38 PM
Google didn't muck around either...lol

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=costa+concordia&ie=UTF-8&ei=gg04Uq7RAcKyiAfj2ICoDw&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAg