JULY 14, 2014 — It could also be low within the water and supported by sponsons, however the Costa Concordia is afloat once more.
The first day of the refloating undertaking was efficiently concluded greater than two and a half years after the cruise ship ran aground off Italy’s Giglio Island with greater than 4,200 individuals aboard, in a tragedy that took 32 lives.
By 8.00 p.m. native time, based on technician’s estimations, the wreck was floating with the assist of sponsons some 2.2 meters off the false sea mattress on which it had rested since being righted and it had been towed for about 30 meters eastwards.
The wreck is now securely moored, concluding first part of the refloating operations, though operations have continued round and beneath the wreck to attach some chains and cables to the sponsons.
