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[url]http://www.npr.org/2013/09/13/222105521/off-the-tuscan-coast-raising-the-ill-fated-costa-concordia[/url]
[quote]Weather permitting, one of the largest maritime salvage operations ever attempted will get underway Monday in the waters off of an Italian island.
Twenty months ago, in January 2012, the Costa Concordia luxury liner smashed into a jagged reef, killing 32 people. Since then, the vessel has being lying on its side — an unsightly wreck visible for miles around.
The salvage operation aims to bring the ship back upright — all in one piece.[/quote]
Damn, the ship hasn't fared very well. Look at that rust.
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[url=http://www.giglionews.it/2010022440919/webcam/isola-del-giglio/webcam-giglio-porto-panoramica.html]Also, here's a live webcam from the Port of Giglio.[/url]
The [i]Costa Concordia[/i] is off to the left.
[QUOTE=Cheshire_cat;42185480]Damn, the ship hasn't fared very well. Look at that rust.
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[url=http://www.giglionews.it/2010022440919/webcam/isola-del-giglio/webcam-giglio-porto-panoramica.html]Also, here's a live webcam from the Port of Giglio.[/url]
The [i]Costa Concordia[/i] is off to the left.[/QUOTE]
Tends to happen when you don't keep a boat clean.
I think it looks kind of cool. I mean the way it got there was a huge fuck up on the Captain's part but can you imagine being there looking at this ship just laying on its side? It'd make for a nice sight.
The fact that there are still two bodies hiding somewhere in the depths of the ship after all this time, is kinda creepy.
[QUOTE=Orkel;42185834]The fact that there are still two bodies hiding somewhere in the depths of the ship after all this time, is kinda creepy.[/QUOTE]
I am sure their not really 'bodies'. More or so skeleton remains
[QUOTE=LoganIsAwesome;42185852]I am sure their not really 'bodies'. More or so skeleton remains[/QUOTE]
Eh, it depends.
The inside of a cruise ship won't see as much scavenger traffic as the bottom of the sea floor.
i cant wait to see the other half.
20 months ago!
Geez, time flies.
I REALLY REALLY want to see images from the inside of the ship right now, and compare them to images of what it looked like before all of this.
[QUOTE=Orkel;42185834]The fact that there are still two bodies hiding somewhere in the depths of the ship after all this time, is kinda creepy.[/QUOTE]
I want to see photos. There's going to be rooms that have been under water for two ears on one side and the other never saw a drop. It's going to look really weird.
Or the scrap dealer will not allow anyone in because "Oh no, it's full of toxic waste!"
So...What are they going to do with the ship after they raise it?
[QUOTE=Orkel;42185834]The fact that there are still two bodies hiding somewhere in the depths of the ship after all this time, is kinda creepy.[/QUOTE]
So much for "respect for the dead". :v:
[QUOTE=timothy80;42186123]So...What are they going to do with the ship after they raise it?[/QUOTE]
Refurbish and set sail.
I completely forgot about this, it's weird to hear about it again, mostly because it makes you realize that the people in the town nearby must have gotten used to seeing it. Imagine living there in a building with a view, and every time you look out your window there's a derelict cruise liner just sitting there.
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[QUOTE=itsjustspacy;42186138]Refurbish and set sail.[/QUOTE]
I'd imagine that the costs of refurbishing would far outstrip the costs of scrapping it and commissioning a new ship. I don't refurbish capsized cruise liners though, so I can't say with certainty.
[quote]Giglio residents, Luschi adds, should be warned that the rising of the ship will unleash an intense stench of rotten eggs — the result of rotting food onboard a ship carrying more than 4,000 people.[/quote]
Stand clear!
[QUOTE=timothy80;42186123]So...What are they going to do with the ship after they raise it?[/QUOTE]
The ship was sold to a scrap dealer last year. The intent is to strip it of valueable materials and then cut up the ship into smaller chunks of steel for recycling.
With ships so cheap these days it's easier to just scrap them instead of having to rebuild the hull.
You never really see modern shipwrecks like this, I really wanna see the inside
This is really worth following, it's the biggest salvage operation in at least a decade.
[QUOTE=NuclearAnnhilation;42190885]You never really see modern shipwrecks like this, I really wanna see the inside[/QUOTE]
"Modern" shipwrecks aren't really a thing. That's not to say that shipwrecks don't happen in this day and age; it's quite evident from the likes of the [i]Costa Concordia[/i] and [i]New Carissa[/i] that they do. What doesn't happen, unlike the past, is that they get left behind because inevitably someone wants to scrap it, in addition to certain environmental concerns.
There's a shipwreck on the Oregon Coast called the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Iredale]Peter Iredale[/url] which is the remains of a ship that wrecked itself on the beach a little over a hundred years ago. It's really cool to see in person, even though there's not much left, and it draws a fuckton of tourists. A while back in 1999, a large freighter called the [i]New Carissa[/i] stranded itself further down the coast. A lot of people called for it to be left there, I think, citing similar reasons to the [i]Iredale[/i], but they ended up scrapping the whole thing in 2008. (To be fair, it was leaking oil and it probably wouldn't have been as "safe" of a wreck, if you can call the bones of the [i]Iredale[/i] safe.)
[QUOTE=Bradyns;42185896]20 months ago!
Geez, time flies.[/QUOTE]
Yeah it's a real time sink
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[QUOTE=MIPS;42186490]The ship was sold to a scrap dealer last year. The intent is to strip it of valueable materials and then cut up the ship into smaller chunks of steel for recycling.
With ships so cheap these days it's easier to just scrap them instead of having to rebuild the hull.[/QUOTE]
$600 Mil to build Costa Concordia. Not very cheap. Cost close to the same as
[img]http://static.progressivemediagroup.com/uploads/imagelibrary/nri/naval/projects/lcs/lcs-430.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=ElectricSquid;42192127]"Modern" shipwrecks aren't really a thing. That's not to say that shipwrecks don't happen in this day and age; it's quite evident from the likes of the [i]Costa Concordia[/i] and [i]New Carissa[/i] that they do. What doesn't happen, unlike the past, is that they get left behind because inevitably someone wants to scrap it, in addition to certain environmental concerns.
[/QUOTE]
I don't think anyone would be scrambling for body recovery and salvage if the Concordia went down in the abyssal plains at 13,000 feet. About the only thing that ever gets recovered from those depths are Soviet diesel-electric submarines and Titanic china.
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;42192502]I don't think anyone would be scrambling for body recovery and salvage if the Concordia went down in the abyssal plains at 13,000 feet. About the only thing that ever gets recovered from those depths are Soviet diesel-electric submarines and Titanic china.[/QUOTE]
I was talking about accessible wrecks, mostly because whenever I hear "shipwreck" I think of something you can visit, either on the shore like in the example I provided, or via a dive. I know vessels can sink in the open ocean.
Wonder if any of the locals ever tried exploring it. I know I would have given it a go; you rarely get free reign of a ship that size.
[QUOTE=Axznma;42192661]Wonder if any of the locals ever tried exploring it. I know I would have given it a go; you rarely get free reign of a ship that size.[/QUOTE]
You have a death wish?
[QUOTE=The golden;42192848]The coast guard would be on your ass so fast. Such wreckages are incredibly dangerous.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, it's not like there's a conveniently unguarded bridge so you could walk out to the thing. And then fall and die, because you know, [i]it's sideways[/i].
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;42194945]You have a death wish?[/QUOTE]
We all know it would be completely irresponsible, but undersea urbex would be so cool. Maybe send in an autonomous underwater vehicle or something.
[QUOTE=smurfy;42185366][img]http://imgkk.com/i/wxph.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Looks like something out of an sci-fi RTS
Damn, I didn't know it was there for that long.
[url=http://goo.gl/maps/fBH95 ]You can actually see the wreck on Google Maps.[/url]
[QUOTE=Eudoxia;42195103]We all know it would be completely irresponsible, but undersea urbex would be so cool. Maybe send in an autonomous underwater vehicle or something.[/QUOTE]
Learn to scuba dive, then find wreaks open to divers.
Like such: (a bit advanced for beginners because of depth)
[url]http://www.divespots.com/scuba-diving-spots/florida/pensacola/spots/uss-oriskany[/url]
There are thousands around the world.
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