Costa Concordia Hulk Makes Final Voyage to Scrapyard
The rusted hunk of what was when the Costa Concordia made its last trip to a completely dry dock in Italy where it will certainly be reduced up and also reused finally.
On Thursday a group of 5 tugboats assisted move what stays of the cruise liner throughout the harbor in Genoa to aDry Dock No 4 where the last stage of the taking down and also reusing task will certainly occur.
Since May 2015, the Costa Concordia has actually been anchored at the Molo Ex Superbacino dock in the Port of Genoa where teams have actually been functioning to take apart the once-luxurious cruise liner from the leading deck down and also recover buoyancy to the hull. The procedure has actually additionally permitted teams to eliminate the 30 sponsons that were affixed to the ship throughout the parbuckling, refloating, and also hauling procedures.
The vessel was barely well-known as it made its method throughout the harbor on Thursday.
The Costa Concordia’s last trip comes virtually 4 years after the cruise liner tipped over and also partly sank along the excellent coasts of Giglio, Italy, eliminating 32 guests and also triggering the biggest maritime salvage procedure in background. Once finished, the salvage procedure is approximated to set you back more than $1 billion.
The consortium accountable of the taking down task, led by Italian oil and also gas market service provider Saipem, claimed the last taking down procedures will certainly include the total disassembly of the wreckage, consisting of the elimination of staying indoor installations, clean-up of locations, and also last demolition of all the staying frameworks. The stage will certainly end with proper handling, disposal and also recycling of the disposed of products, anticipated at some time in very early 2017.
More than 200 professionals have actually been functioning to take apart the wreckage considering that its arrival in Genoa in July 2014.