Costa Concordia raising

[begreen]

Reuters has a live camera on this fascinating operation.

http://live.reuters.com/Event/Raising_the_Costa_Concordia

 

[velvetfoot]

Thanks. I remember following the raising of the Kursk in 2000 or so.

 

[begreen]

Sitting up straight again for the first time in over a year.

 

[Mrs. Krabappel]

spooky

 

[Swedishchef]

Absolutely one of the greatest engineering feats in the history of mankind. Amazing. Once the ballast went under and filled it was rising at an incredible rate....

 

[begreen]

The time-lapse video is pretty cool too. It looks easy, but is actually an amazing engineering feat.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...ncordia-salvage-operation-as-it-happened.html

 

[Swedishchef]

Just remember: only 1/3 to 1/4 of the ship is currently out of water......lots of work still ahead but I think the hardest part has been accomplished.

Andrew

 

[gzecc]

Amazes me that they have to scrap it. Can't be rebuilt?

 

[fossil]

Looks totaled to me.

 

[jharkin]

Its truly amazing when you consider this ship is well over twice the size of the Titanic, by displacement.

 

[begreen]

It's totaled. Too bad, it was well built. Otherwise it might have broken up already.

 

[Jags]

Just remember: only 1/3 to 1/4 of the ship is currently out of water......lots of work still ahead but I think the hardest part has been accomplished.

Andrew

It will be interesting to see how they go at shoring this thing up so that they can get the water pumped out. (if that is even in the game plan).

 

[begreen]

The next step after assessing the damage on the starboard side is to attach caissons like on the port side. Both sides will be pumped out and filled with air to float the boat. There's a large hole in the hull from where it crashed into the granite reef. I would assume that as the ship starts to float seawater will drain out of that hole, but maybe there will be pumping out too?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19962191

 

[Jags]

Ahhh...forgot about the floats they are hanging off this thing. Recognized them as ballast during the raise, but forgot they can be full of air too.