Can you place this picture?
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Answer:
These are the first four sponsons, P9 through P12, which have been attached to the port side of the Costa Concordia shipwreck at the Island of Giglio. The first two sponsons, also known as caissons, were attached to the ship in April, and this week two more were added.
The sponsons, built by Fincantieri, are large watertight boxes made of steel that will provide leverage during the parbuckling, and then emptied to provide for flotation. Another 7 sponsons still need be positioned prior to uprighting the ship in early September and, in total, 15 sponsons will be installed to each side of the ship before refloating.
More about the Costa Concordia salvage here.
Photos courtesy of Giglio facebook page
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Here's some video of the Costa Concordia wreck site as it appeared in early January 2014, approximately two years after the Costa Concordia ran aground at Isola Del Giglio.
![Costa Concordia Anniversary: Two Years Since Disaster [PHOTOS]](https://gcaptain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tag-reuters-4.jpg)
It was two years ago today that the Costa Concordia cruise hit rocks off Isola Del Giglio during an impromptu island 'salute' ordered by the captain, resulting in the loss of 32 lives and kicking off the largest maritime salvage job in history.
For those of you who have never seen Dockwise Vanguard in action, and even for those of you who have, it's difficult to comprehend how the float-on is going to go down.
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