Concordia News: Please Post Here

[SomeBeach]

Thanks for all the links.

Clive, when do you leave?

[MorganMars]

From TPP:

JULY 15
1.00 pm : The underwater preliminary activities related to the beginning of the last phase of the refloating operation of the Concordia are in progress today. Technicians are indeed working to connect and tension the last 4 chains and 6 cables. The wreck is stable position and securely moored.

[URL="http://theparbucklingproject.com/article/90/Note_on_the_operations:_news#"]http://theparbucklingproject.com/article/90/Note_on_the_operations:_news#[/URL]

[MorganMars]

[URL="http://gcaptain.com/underwater-footage-of-refloated-costa-concordia/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Gcaptain+%28gCaptain.com%29"]http://gcaptain.com/underwater-footage-of-refloated-costa-concordia/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Gcaptain+%28gCaptain.com%29[/URL]

[QUOTE]Here is some underwater footage filmed from beneath the Costa Concordia on July 15, one day after the initial refloat of the shipwreck. In the video, you can clearly see the chains and cables that are wrapped around the hull of vessel, not to mention the fact that, yes, the Costa Concordia is floating once again![/QUOTE]

[MorganMars]

Our very own Cruise Critic has a Live Question and Answer with editor Adam Coulter. There are some interesting details at [URL="http://live.cruisecritic.com/Event/Cruise_Critic_Live_From_the_Costa_Concordia_Raising"]http://live.cruisecritic.com/Event/Cruise_Critic_Live_From_the_Costa_Concordia_Raising[/URL]

[QUOTE]Adam Coulter
Good morning ERLEC. The exact details are as follows: 4 chain and six cables are still being attached to the starboard sponsons S18, S12 and S4; and tensioning chains in starboard sponsons S3/4/12/14 and 18. In addition, 13 of the total starboard sponsons are being 'lowered' into their final position – ahead of the main refloat on Thursday. The portside sponsons are the ones that are welded on.[/QUOTE] Edited July 15, 2014 by MorganMars

[bigeck]

Not sure if this has been posted. A 2 day timelapse

[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/10965351/Costa-Concordia-Watch-live-as-the-operation-to-salvage-the-stricken-cruise-liner-continues.html[/url]

[sppunk]

I'm sorry but have lost the "live" video feed - can anyone kindly share that once again? Thank you in advance.

[SomeBeach]

[quote name='sppunk']I'm sorry but have lost the "live" video feed - can anyone kindly share that once again? Thank you in advance.[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.giglionews.it/2014/07/15/live-streaming-costa-concordia-refloating/[/url]

[bigeck]

[quote name='SomeBeach'][url]http://www.giglionews.it/2014/07/15/live-streaming-costa-concordia-refloating/[/url][/QUOTE]

If that goes down.

[url]http://video.repubblica.it/home[/url]

[sidari]

I see that the ship is still listing to the Port side and that the Bow is still down, if you look at the first two sponsons on the Starboard side you can see the tilt from Stern to Bow. Edited July 16, 2014 by sidari

[telken22]

Full refloat to start tomorow morning. I assume it will be a 'deck a day'?.

Latest from the live Cruise Critic blog:

[URL]http://live.cruisecritic.com/Event/Cruise_Critic_Live_From_the_Costa_Concordia_Raising[/URL] Edited July 16, 2014 by telken22

[Bearded Engineer]

I don't know if this has been posted already but there are some good pics on this link:
[URL]http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wrecked-costa-concordia-gallery-1.1866736[/URL]

[Bearded Engineer]

I notice that this ship is tied up to the jack-up barge: [URL]http://www.fourcault.be/index.html[/URL] Seems to be set up for diver support.
Also, Blizzard is on site. Hail, hail, the gang's all here. Edited July 16, 2014 by Bearded Engineer

[Bearded Engineer]

[quote name='telken22']Full refloat to start tomorow morning. I assume it will be a 'deck a day'?.

Latest from the live Cruise Critic blog:

[URL]http://live.cruisecritic.com/Event/Cruise_Critic_Live_From_the_Costa_Concordia_Raising[/URL][/quote]

I noticed that S14 looks to still be a couple of meters above S15. I wonder if they are having difficulties with the lowering operation.

[telken22]

[quote name='Bearded Engineer']I noticed that S14 looks to still be a couple of meters above S15. I wonder if they are having difficulties with the lowering operation.[/quote]

Latest update from TBB is that there are now 3 chains and 5 cables to be connected. No idea what chains though, I imagine the cables are towing cables. Edited July 16, 2014 by telken22

[MorganMars]

[URL="http://www.giglionews.it/2014/07/15/live-streaming-costa-concordia-refloating/"]http://www.giglionews.it/2014/07/15/live-streaming-costa-concordia-refloating/[/URL][QUOTE]Live Streaming refloating the Costa Concordia
Continue operations preparatory to the final rigalleggiamento of the Costa Concordia in the waters of the island of Giglio. Steps are being taken in particular to the leveling of the 5 boxes on the right side should be placed according to design patterns. Exclusive lower 3 pictures taken from a novel position.
Some little delay - There 's a 12-hour delay in the roadmap by technicians to the rigalleggiamento of Concord but it is not technical problems. He explained Nick Sloane, the head of the operation, returning to the harbor at Giglio this morning and stressing that the delay is due to the difficulty of working underwater with chains that weigh tons. "The connection of the chains to the boxes - he said - is taking longer than we hoped, but tonight we should have done. So tomorrow we should start to lower the caissons to the expected level paving the way for the final phase of rigalleggiamento. In fact we were hoping to start tonight, but we have a delay. "
Will not move until Monday - For the Admiral Stephen Tortora, who is the man of the link between the public and the private sector in the operation Concordia, in any case, "things are going well. It is working - he says - to bring in crates starboard position, although it is a bit 'complicated. The objective is to finish tomorrow and start with the floating real, to bring it back to level. " As the day of departure, Dove has confirmed that the Concordia will not move until Monday. "It 'a matter of opportunity with respect to the island, Saturday and Sunday would be very uncomfortable, there is the change of vacationers. The factor that is not yet clear to one hundred percent, and can not be, is that of the weather. It will be what ultimately the factor that will decide, but I do not think that it is the sabbath. "[/QUOTE]

[clive and anne]

I think the stern has been lowered a bit.
I am using a rust mark on the front starboard sponson and what I call a radar globe at the stern and the latter which was on the horizon is now quite a bit lower.
there seems to be a lot of work on the pollution booms toaday, I guess in readiness for the lift tomorrow.

[Simonesj]

Hi!
Just a good site by CNN with few videos!

[url]http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/14/world/europe/costa-concordia-salvage/[/url]

[glojo]

This might have been posted before but here we go again [URL="http://www.giglionews.it/2010/02/24/webcam-lavori-rimozione-costa-concordia-parbuckling/"]click[/URL] This image updates every few seconds

[Ken711]

[quote name='MorganMars'][URL="http://www.giglionews.it/2014/07/15/live-streaming-costa-concordia-refloating/"]http://www.giglionews.it/2014/07/15/live-streaming-costa-concordia-refloating/[/URL][/QUOTE]

If they are aren't going to begin the tow until Monday, I assume they looked ahead for the weather forecast window for a favorable forecast.

[SailingMainiac999]

I was curious about the weather as well. 70% chance for rain in Giglio Monday, but not much wind. Looks good for Genoa as well. There's just 200 miles in between that we don't know about....

[url]http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Giglio+Italy+ITLZ1325[/url]

[url]http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Genoa+Italy+ITXX0031[/url]

[sidari]

So the hold up is with the chains etc, no surprise because it must be a nightmare under water trying to hook them up to the crane. With the live feed from Giglio just noticed you can zoom in from the pc if you are using I.E. as you can with the other cams.

[MorganMars]

Aerial video of Costa Concordia

[URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8P2Is_q5qM&hd=0"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8P2Is_q5qM&hd=0[/URL]

[SomeBeach]

MM, very early this morning, 5ish Italy time, there was a vessel that left from Giglio. Looking at the live cam, it came from the left and crossed in front of Concordia. Couldn't see the name on it, was just coming into dawn.
What did catch my eye was the color, kind of a grey, and the small helicopter on it. Wondering now if that was the CG vessel.

As for the video, did you read the comments? One lady said it was close to land, why didn't they jump and swim. Gee, doesn't that just sound so simple.

[clive and anne]

Hi Micki
Could this be what you saw?
I understand it is a special purpose vessel with a helicopter pad that arrived a couple of days ago.
Perhaps its some kind of security vessel in case Greenpeace or the like turn up.

[url]http://www.fleetmon.com/en/vessels/Commandant_Fourcault_2150[/url]

At present it is docked to the pontoon with legs I don't think we ever identified.

[SomeBeach]

[quote name='clive and anne']Hi Micki
Could this be what you saw?
I understand it is a special purpose vessel with a helicopter pad that arrived a couple of days ago.
Perhaps its some kind of security vessel in case Greenpeace or the like turn up.

[url]http://www.fleetmon.com/en/vessels/Commandant_Fourcault_2150[/url]

At present it is docked to the pontoon with legs I don't think we ever identified.[/QUOTE]

Just add a small helicopter in that picture and that very well could be it.