Today marks the 1-year anniversary of the Costa Concordia tragedy which claimed 32 lives off Giglio on 13 January 2012. The following are images depicting the salvage operations which continue on a round-the-clock basis by Titan Salvage and Microperi. The salvage operation is aimed for completion by the end of the summer in 2013.
Stormy weather batters the Costa Concordia worksite
Salvage operations continue 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
The sideways world of a salvage operation.
Costa Concordia as seen on 14 January 2012. By Roberto Vongher
“Grave imprudence and incompetence” – Transcript of the Preliminary Court Inquiry into Costa Concordia Disaster
The submarine landing platform on which the Costa Concordia will be righted on to.
A 36 meter “conductor” which will be embedded into the seafloor to support the landing platform underneath the Costa Concordia.
Large diameter drilling operations
New makeshift offices on board the Costa Concordia
Anchor block positioning
Divers from Titan Salvage work to prepare the seafloor infrastructure for the delicate parbuckling project later in 2013
Costa Concordia seen from space, Image courtesy Digital Globe
Some of gCaptain’s Costa Concordia headlines from 2012
gCaptain’s John Konrad Narrates the Final Maneuvers of the Costa Concordia [VIDEO]
Costa Concordia – The 3 Most Fatal Mistakes - by John Konrad
Costa Concordia and the Human Element - by Captain Bill Doherty
Costa Concordia: A Carnival CSI or a CSI Carnival? - by Captain Bill Doherty
Former Cruise Line Safety Manager and Master Mariner Discusses Costa Concordia Tragedy [OP/ED] - by Captain Bill Doherty
Costa Concordia Captain to Coast Guard: “Do you realize it’s dark and we can’t see anything?” [AUDIO RECORDING]
The Captain of the Costa Concordia is Totally Screwed [OP/ED] - by Rob Almeida
Cruiseship COSTA CONCORDIA Sinks - by Fred Frey
All images courtesy Titan Microperi unless otherwise noted.
It is one year looking at Costa Concordia liyng on stb side on a inclined seafloor.I cannot hunderstand a sinking ship touching first bottom on stb side how possible turning on same side.generally touching stb sibe, the ship continue sinking and turning on port side, turning untill touching the keel side to bottom and after capsizing.Could you explain me this?
Costa Concordia accidentally ripped open the hull below waterline and up-flooded 3 or 4 watertight compartments on 13 January, 2012. Buoyancy was lost but stability was positive so the ship floated safely and was anchored. Unfortunately a watertight door was open so another watertight compartment was flooded and stability became negative and ship capsized on 14 January, i.e. tipped 90° on its side. Luckily the shore stopped the ship from tipping 180° upside down. When the ship was on the side, all intact watertight compartments were down-flooded from above and the ship sank on the slooping seafloor as seen today.
Nobody drowned at Isola del Giglio on 13 January, 2012. But on 14 January 32 persons drowned. They happened to be on an unseaworthy ship that had been subject to hull damage the day before.
It’s called a commemoration, not an anniversary.