2 1/2 years and $2bn dollars later - some impressive engineering - Singletrack World Magazine July 23, 2014

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2 1/2 years and $2bn dollars later – some impressive engineering
gobuchul
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Costa Concordia departs Giglio

Clever stuff

Posted 9 years ago

spawnofyorkshire
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HOW MUCH????!??

Posted 9 years ago

thestabiliser
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Thought this was another Rocket thread

Posted 9 years ago

jambalaya
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Yes very impressive, I watched the time lapse earlier. I met a guy who worked on the project it was very interesting speaking to him, his normal job is working on oil rig maintenance.

The French are watching this very carefully as they are worried about oil spillage affecting Corsica as they tow the wreck to Genoa.

Posted 9 years ago

Peyote
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V. impressive engineering, though it reminds me a bit too much of the Chernobyl Sarcophagus…

Posted 9 years ago

dirksdiggler
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Oil spilage?
Wouldn’t the first step of a vessel recovery (after making it safe to enter) have been extracting all the fuel, oil and lubricants? (And effluents/waste tanks)

Posted 9 years ago

chewkw
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spawnofyorkshire – Member

HOW MUCH????!??

Ya, of coz it’s expensive. Most companies would jump in to offer some sort of solution in return for good money I mean I bet the cost spiraled in the process. It is such a good opportunity to grab some quick cash I bet many of the companies just jumped in to milk the situation.

Ya, would be better if only the authority could leave it there as a reminded to their stupidity but can be an eye sore …

Posted 9 years ago

gobuchul
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Looks like they have done it.

Costa Concordia arrives in Genoa

No upset Frenchmen either!

Posted 9 years ago

andyl
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No upset Frenchmen either!

I wouldn’t go that far. There are always upset Frenchmen.

Posted 9 years ago