Costa Concordia What will happen to it now?
Discussion
3xpendable said:
Surprised you petrolheads haven't said more on this. But then again the mainstream news has moved on now the ship has been parbuckled, towed to Genoa and the Captain found guilty, but there's still a lot to do to fully dismantle the ship. Information can be found here:
http://shiprecycling.it/la-concordia-assetto-attua...
If you click the blue 'Concordia' tab on that page, you have various photos and information fact sheets and other snippets.
And the stages of dismantling are explained here
http://gcaptain.com/the-four-phases-of-the-costa-c...
Finally, the latest photos of dismantling can be found here, deck 6 has been stripped, they are onto deck 7 now
https://picasaweb.google.com/103283834238370355731...
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Fantastic post. Thanks for sharing.http://shiprecycling.it/la-concordia-assetto-attua...
If you click the blue 'Concordia' tab on that page, you have various photos and information fact sheets and other snippets.
And the stages of dismantling are explained here
http://gcaptain.com/the-four-phases-of-the-costa-c...
Finally, the latest photos of dismantling can be found here, deck 6 has been stripped, they are onto deck 7 now
https://picasaweb.google.com/103283834238370355731...
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3xpendable said:
Surprised you petrolheads haven't said more on this. But then again the mainstream news has moved on now the ship has been parbuckled, towed to Genoa and the Captain found guilty, but there's still a lot to do to fully dismantle the ship. Information can be found here:
http://shiprecycling.it/la-concordia-assetto-attua...
If you click the blue 'Concordia' tab on that page, you have various photos and information fact sheets and other snippets.
And the stages of dismantling are explained here
http://gcaptain.com/the-four-phases-of-the-costa-c...
Finally, the latest photos of dismantling can be found here, deck 6 has been stripped, they are onto deck 7 now
https://picasaweb.google.com/103283834238370355731...
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Fantastic post. Thanks for sharing.http://shiprecycling.it/la-concordia-assetto-attua...
If you click the blue 'Concordia' tab on that page, you have various photos and information fact sheets and other snippets.
And the stages of dismantling are explained here
http://gcaptain.com/the-four-phases-of-the-costa-c...
Finally, the latest photos of dismantling can be found here, deck 6 has been stripped, they are onto deck 7 now
https://picasaweb.google.com/103283834238370355731...
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ph1l5 said:
What happens to all the passengers personal items ?
Is there a process for people to get things back ?
No worries Is there a process for people to get things back ?
Valuables from the safes etc have been where possible returned to the owners. But for general things like suitcases full of clothes etc, they will be destroyed as the onwers have been compensated for that.
Very interesting. Especially the video although I don't seem able to post a link to it on my phone.
I'm suprised clearing of the food storage areas hasn't been done yet. Presuming they must still be flooded what with then being on deck Zero? That will be a hideous task. Tons of 3 year old rotten food. What will it be like?
I'm suprised clearing of the food storage areas hasn't been done yet. Presuming they must still be flooded what with then being on deck Zero? That will be a hideous task. Tons of 3 year old rotten food. What will it be like?
dvs_dave said:
Very interesting. Especially the video although I don't seem able to post a link to it on my phone.
I'm suprised clearing of the food storage areas hasn't been done yet. Presuming they must still be flooded what with then being on deck Zero? That will be a hideous task. Tons of 3 year old rotten food. What will it be like?
Presumably a liquid mush that will mostly be "pumped" out?I'm suprised clearing of the food storage areas hasn't been done yet. Presuming they must still be flooded what with then being on deck Zero? That will be a hideous task. Tons of 3 year old rotten food. What will it be like?
The rest will be in tins, so fine.
dvs_dave said:
Very interesting. Especially the video although I don't seem able to post a link to it on my phone.
I'm suprised clearing of the food storage areas hasn't been done yet. Presuming they must still be flooded what with then being on deck Zero? That will be a hideous task. Tons of 3 year old rotten food. What will it be like?
Yes it's on deck zero, but it;s mainly the fridges and freezers so I would assume they are to an extent water tight?I'm suprised clearing of the food storage areas hasn't been done yet. Presuming they must still be flooded what with then being on deck Zero? That will be a hideous task. Tons of 3 year old rotten food. What will it be like?
3xpendable said:
dvs_dave said:
Very interesting. Especially the video although I don't seem able to post a link to it on my phone.
I'm suprised clearing of the food storage areas hasn't been done yet. Presuming they must still be flooded what with then being on deck Zero? That will be a hideous task. Tons of 3 year old rotten food. What will it be like?
Yes it's on deck zero, but it;s mainly the fridges and freezers so I would assume they are to an extent water tight?I'm suprised clearing of the food storage areas hasn't been done yet. Presuming they must still be flooded what with then being on deck Zero? That will be a hideous task. Tons of 3 year old rotten food. What will it be like?
Ganglandboss said:
Air tight more or less, but I doubt they would have kept water out. For every 10m of water, the ambient pressure increases by 1 bar. The fridges would have been at around 1 bar, which is the average atmospheric pressure at sea level, so if they had dropped 10m underwater (ambient pressure 2 bar), there would be twice as much pressure on the outside. The seals are only designed to keep warm air out, so they probably won't keep water out. They would probably slow the flow of water after the initial sinking, but given the time it was submerged, I imagine they are full of water by now. Also, I imagine there would have been some movement in the hull as she came to rest, and also during the parbuckling operation, that would cause some deformation of the seals.
however i'd also expect them to have some element of physical locking - after all domestic fridges did in the old days before the death toll of kids and small people put in fridges for fun / by accident and then locked in got too much ... mph1977 said:
Ganglandboss said:
Air tight more or less, but I doubt they would have kept water out. For every 10m of water, the ambient pressure increases by 1 bar. The fridges would have been at around 1 bar, which is the average atmospheric pressure at sea level, so if they had dropped 10m underwater (ambient pressure 2 bar), there would be twice as much pressure on the outside. The seals are only designed to keep warm air out, so they probably won't keep water out. They would probably slow the flow of water after the initial sinking, but given the time it was submerged, I imagine they are full of water by now. Also, I imagine there would have been some movement in the hull as she came to rest, and also during the parbuckling operation, that would cause some deformation of the seals.
however i'd also expect them to have some element of physical locking - after all domestic fridges did in the old days before the death toll of kids and small people put in fridges for fun / by accident and then locked in got too much ... Ganglandboss said:
mph1977 said:
Ganglandboss said:
Air tight more or less, but I doubt they would have kept water out. For every 10m of water, the ambient pressure increases by 1 bar. The fridges would have been at around 1 bar, which is the average atmospheric pressure at sea level, so if they had dropped 10m underwater (ambient pressure 2 bar), there would be twice as much pressure on the outside. The seals are only designed to keep warm air out, so they probably won't keep water out. They would probably slow the flow of water after the initial sinking, but given the time it was submerged, I imagine they are full of water by now. Also, I imagine there would have been some movement in the hull as she came to rest, and also during the parbuckling operation, that would cause some deformation of the seals.
however i'd also expect them to have some element of physical locking - after all domestic fridges did in the old days before the death toll of kids and small people put in fridges for fun / by accident and then locked in got too much ... This get's better and better, now there are rumours there was a Cocaine shipment from the mob on board!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-10144558.h...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-10144558.h...
Somebody snuck onto the ship in the night and took some photos & video, nothing you couldn't imagine but interesting anyway.
http://gcaptain.com/illegal-urbex-video-inside-cos...
http://gcaptain.com/illegal-urbex-video-inside-cos...
The Micropiery 30 has arrived back in Giglio to remove all the grout bags that the Concordia was sitting on once parbuckled.
[QUOTE]Gabbianara: start of the removal of bags of cement
It took place yesterday on the island, as announced, a public meeting between Costa Cruises, Tuscany Region and city administration on the progress of remediation of the seabed of Punta Gabbianara where it settled in the sinking of the Costa Concordia January 13, 2012.
platforms cleaning seabed region Tuscan island lily giglionewsAccording to the findings have already begun tests to remove the bags of mortar and concrete that had been installed on the spurs of rock to create a false bottom where the vessel is rotated during the operation of 'parbuckling' for subsequent removal.
According to evaluations of Micoperi, the company that deals Ravenna recovery of the seabed, it will take three to four months to remove all the bags. Then, it's up to the 'anchor block' and finally the steel platforms.
"It's going to be all right - said the mayor of Giglio, Sergio Ortelli - the bags of mortar and concrete are intact and are coming off in a correct way." [/QUOTE]
And you can see it on the Giglio Webcam here:
http://www.giglionews.it/2010/02/24/webcam-lavori-rimozione-costa-concordia-parbuckling/
Finally, a detailed PDF about the raising of the ship, interesting reading:
http://cdn.nexsitepublishing.com/files/aT00MzgzMjAmaXNzdWVOYW1lPUNvc3RhK0NvbmNvcmRpJmNtZD1kJnNpZz1kMGNjMTk3MTAwNWI2OTIwMjk3OTNiODgwYTRlMjIwYg%253D%253D
[QUOTE]Gabbianara: start of the removal of bags of cement
It took place yesterday on the island, as announced, a public meeting between Costa Cruises, Tuscany Region and city administration on the progress of remediation of the seabed of Punta Gabbianara where it settled in the sinking of the Costa Concordia January 13, 2012.
platforms cleaning seabed region Tuscan island lily giglionewsAccording to the findings have already begun tests to remove the bags of mortar and concrete that had been installed on the spurs of rock to create a false bottom where the vessel is rotated during the operation of 'parbuckling' for subsequent removal.
According to evaluations of Micoperi, the company that deals Ravenna recovery of the seabed, it will take three to four months to remove all the bags. Then, it's up to the 'anchor block' and finally the steel platforms.
"It's going to be all right - said the mayor of Giglio, Sergio Ortelli - the bags of mortar and concrete are intact and are coming off in a correct way." [/QUOTE]
And you can see it on the Giglio Webcam here:
http://www.giglionews.it/2010/02/24/webcam-lavori-rimozione-costa-concordia-parbuckling/
Finally, a detailed PDF about the raising of the ship, interesting reading:
http://cdn.nexsitepublishing.com/files/aT00MzgzMjAmaXNzdWVOYW1lPUNvc3RhK0NvbmNvcmRpJmNtZD1kJnNpZz1kMGNjMTk3MTAwNWI2OTIwMjk3OTNiODgwYTRlMjIwYg%253D%253D
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