Photos and Video from Costa Concordia Transfer to Genoa

The wreck of the Costa Concordia has been efficiently transferred to ship restore space within the Port of Genoa the place the rest of the dismantling undertaking might be carried out.

According to the Ship Recycling Consortium, the Costa Concordia was safely moored at about 3 p.m. native time on the “Molo Ex Superbacino” space on the Port of Genoa after its tow from the breakwater at Prà Voltri, situated about 10 miles away. Operations to switch the ship started Monday at about 4 p.m. when the tugs Messico and Genua maneuvered the wreck away from the breakwater and into the calm Ligurian Sea.

The dismantling undertaking is separated into 4 particular person phases and all the undertaking is predicted to take a complete of about 22 months. It will contain the complete dismantling and recycling of the wreck, with between 100 and 250 personnel working at any given time. The undertaking kicked off in July 2014 with the wreck’s arrival at Prà Voltri following the profitable salvage.

During Phase 1, over 5,700 tons of fabric was faraway from the ship in order that it may attain the required draft of 15:35 meters.

In subsequent few days, the Ship Recycling crew will begin organizing the yard to comply with up with Phase 2, which includes stripping operations to take away inside buildings and the dismantling of the exterior buildings from deck 14 to deck 2.

Phase 2 began with the switch to the Ex Superbacino dock.

Phase 3 includes making ready the wreck for its switch to dry dock, situated in the identical harbor because the Superbacino dock, the place the ship will finally be absolutely dismantled throughout Phase 4.

The essential goal of Phase 3 might be to create buoyancy which is able to enable for the removing of the 30 sponsons that have been put in in the course of the salvage of the wreck and nonetheless preserving the Costa Concordia afloat.