If you have not seen these remarkable pictures depicting the salvage operations to raise the Costa Concordia, GCaptain and several news stories have covered this amazing process and mapped out step-by-step what they will do to lift this vessel and pull it away from Gaglio Island . . .
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Partial quote written by gcaptain staff:
"Representatives from Costa Crociere and the Italo-American consortium Titan-Micoperi today presented the details of their much anticipated plan to remove the wreck of Costa Concordia from the Island of Giglio using cranes and caissons to float the vessel.
As we learned weeks ago, Titan Salvage and Micoperi were selected to remove the stricken Costa Concordia from Giglio Island after beating out several leading salvage companies vying for the historic contract. Titan Salvage, part of the Crowley Group, is an American-owned specialist marine salvage and wreck removal company and is a world leader in its field. Micoperi is a wellknown Italian marine contractor with a long history as a specialist in underwater construction and engineering. . . "
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Photo of Stage 1 of this process:
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Video for viewing: cbsnews.com
