Wow! Thanks, mbtb!
I hadn't heard a word of it - it's been a pretty busy irl day. Is it wrong of me to be counting the hours until bedtime before they even get home from school?
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| Author: | murderbythebook [ Mon Sep 16, 2013 2:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | LIVE: Attempt to pull the Costa Concordia upright |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24104643 16 September 2013 Last updated at 06:36 BST Watch live coverage amid a daunting attempt to pull the shipwrecked Costa Concordia upright. The ship has been lying on its side ever since the ship hit rocks off the Tuscan island of Giglio in January 2012, with the loss of 32 lives. Salvage workers are attaching giant metal chains and cables to the ship, which weighs more than 114,000 tonnes and is roughly the length of three football fields. Righting the ship is expected to take up to 12 hours. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24110320 Costa Concordia: Watermark shows lift progress 7 hours ago One of the largest and most daunting salvage operations ever undertaken is under way with an attempt to pull the shipwrecked Costa Concordia upright. Footage from the scene shows the difference in colour between the newly-exposed part of the ship, and the part that has been exposed since it hit rocks and capsized in January 2012. The whole operation is expected to take 12 hours. |
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| Author: | liesel [ Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LIVE: Attempt to pull the Costa Concordia upright |
Wow! Thanks, mbtb! I hadn't heard a word of it - it's been a pretty busy irl day. Is it wrong of me to be counting the hours until bedtime before they even get home from school?
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| Author: | murderbythebook [ Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LIVE: Attempt to pull the Costa Concordia upright |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24121480 Costa Concordia salvage operation 'in final phase' There are some drawings in this link on how they are doing this. I find it fascinating. You're welcome liesel. I wanted to share this. |
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| Author: | liesel [ Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LIVE: Attempt to pull the Costa Concordia upright |
Glad you did, mbtb. Very interesting. I've never seen anything like it, the little I caught, anyway.
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| Author: | murderbythebook [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LIVE: Attempt to pull the Costa Concordia upright |
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/costa-concordia-rise-risky-move-lift-sunken-cruise-ship-tuscan-coast-begins-article-1.1457107 Costa Concordia rises! Cruise ship completely upright after risky operation on Tuscan coast |
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| Author: | liesel [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LIVE: Attempt to pull the Costa Concordia upright |
From the link posted by mbtb:  AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLAROANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship was pulled upright after a 19-hour operation.  AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTOVINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images The Concordia's starboard side is covered in brown slime after 20 months underwater. More photos and video available at the link posted by mbtb. |
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| Author: | packy [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LIVE: Attempt to pull the Costa Concordia upright |
This is fascinating. I had the Scientific American link showing how it was done to post but I see you covered the how this was done. I'll post it anyway because there are some pretty graphics. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/obs ... t-graphic/ |
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| Author: | murderbythebook [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LIVE: Attempt to pull the Costa Concordia upright |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24132424 Costa Concordia: Tragedy's full horror exposed Never forget, this is a story about death; a story about human incompetence, and tragedy; about the actions of several men, employed to sail 4,000 passengers and crew along the Italian coast. |
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| Author: | murderbythebook [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LIVE: Attempt to pull the Costa Concordia upright |
packy wrote: This is fascinating. I had the Scientific American link showing how it was done to post but I see you covered the how this was done. I'll post it anyway because there are some pretty graphics. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/obs ... t-graphic/ Thanks packy. I believe if the ship had not hung up on the rocks, it would have kept on sinking killing many more people. It was already damaged from the first collision. |
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| Author: | murderbythebook [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LIVE: Attempt to pull the Costa Concordia upright |
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/16/costa-concordia-captain-francesco-schettino  Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino lies low amid lifting operation Schettino, who faces charges of multiple manslaughter and causing a shipwreck, is expected back in court on 23 September |
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| Author: | murderbythebook [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LIVE: Attempt to pull the Costa Concordia upright |
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2366721/Francesco-Schettino-trial-Moldovan-dancer-Domnica-Cemortan-court-support-Costa-Concordia-captain.html Moldovan dancer in court to support captain of doomed cruise ship Costa Concordia as his trial for manslaughter begins Domnica Cemortan, 25, was on the bridge when Costa Concorida hit a rock She is claimed to have been seen kissing Captain Francesco Schettino He is on trial for manslaughter, abandoning ship and causing wreckage Costa Concordia capsized off the coast of Tuscany in January 2012 More than 4,000 crew and passengers were rescued and 32 died 
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| Author: | DebFrmHell [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LIVE: Attempt to pull the Costa Concordia upright |
I hope that the two remaining missing are found so that their families can bury them. After almost two years, it is probably too much to hope for. Righting that ship was amazing. CBS just did a fast motion set of pictures to watch it go upright. Now comes the challenge of getting it to float to the scrapyard. Naturally there is a short commercial beforehand... http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50155211n |
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| Author: | murderbythebook [ Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LIVE: Attempt to pull the Costa Concordia upright |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16563562 Costa Concordia: What happened A large gash in the hull just like the Titanic. This ship was going down if not caught on that reef. All because that ass of a captain was busy with his mistress.  I sure hope he is found guilty. |
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| Author: | packy [ Mon Oct 07, 2013 11:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LIVE: Attempt to pull the Costa Concordia upright |
Yes for sure righting that ship was amazing. And if it's true that he was kissing his mistress then it's even more sad that he wasn't more conscientious when taking on his responsibilities. |
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