Conquest MB 1 was used to put sponsons that now assist the wreck
JULY 15, 2014 — The wreck of the Costa Concordia at present remained steady and securely moored following yesterday’s refloating operation. After operations continued in a single day, technicians labored to attach the final 4 chains and 6 cables as underwater preliminary actions associated to the start of the final part of the refloating operation progressed.
A significant position within the salvage of the cruise ship has been performed by the Conquest MB 1 crane ship owned by Dutch consortium Conquest Offshore, a three way partnership between Concordia Offshore BV, Paul van Es Holding BV and Zwagerman Offshore Services BV.
The Conquest MB 1 is provided with a 1,400 ton crane able to 360 diploma rotation and gives a 36 m x 136 m deck space rated at 20 ton/sq.m and has a working depth of solely 3.5 m. It has been used to put the sponsons that are actually supporting the wreck, retaining it afloat for the primary time for the reason that ship ran aground off Italy’s Giglio Island greater than two and a half years in the past.
The subsequent main part of the salvage undertaking shall be to tow the wreck to Genoa from Giglio for recycling and Conquest MB1 will stay close by and able to give any wanted help through the tow.
