One-Year Anniversary of Costa Concordia Tragedy in Photos

January 13, 2013 by Rob Almeida

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.

SEE ALSO: Costa Concordia Parbuckling in Photos

Costa concordia wreck stormy weather — Stormy weather batters the Costa Concordia worksite

costa concordia night salvage operations — Salvage operations continue 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

costa concordia salvage deck — The sideways world of a salvage operation.

costa concordia — 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

costa concordia landing platform — The submarine landing platform on which the Costa Concordia will be righted on to.

costa concordia conductor pipe. — A 36 meter “conductor” which will be embedded into the seafloor to support the landing platform underneath the Costa Concordia.

costa concordia drilling — Large diameter drilling operations

salvage office costa concordia — New makeshift offices on board the Costa Concordia

anchor block positioning costa concordia — Anchor block positioning

titan salvage divers costa concordia — Divers from Titan Salvage work to prepare the seafloor infrastructure for the delicate parbuckling project later in 2013

costa concordia satellite image — 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.