Raise the Costa Concordia! Rescue team prepares for 'unprecedented' £190m salvage operation as they reveal plans to finally remove ship ; c- N2 K; n \1 G公仔箱論壇By James Titcomb 6 D8 G" I7 l4 b" h( Kwww2.tvboxnow.comPUBLISHED: 00:39 GMT, 19 May 2012 | UPDATED: 13:41 GMT, 19 May 2012 4 C2 R* k5 L/ b' k6 Q5 W
3 x H" L4 h( C; FThe operation to refloat and remove the Costa Concordia will be the biggest and costliest ever of its kind, the cruise ship's operator said yesterday.公仔箱論壇2 F e8 `! A3 q
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The project, due to get under way in the next few days, is set to cost £190m and will take up to a year to complete, Costa Crociere said.公仔箱論壇1 D% q& Y) `9 f+ D/ K t+ M
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The operation starts more than four months after the liner struck rocks off the Italian island of Giglio and turned on its side, leaving more than 30 people dead. 9 J$ ^" e6 e. S. Z2 Rwww2.tvboxnow.comtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) Y5 o; M, }! q4 C1 Q ! i: y M a0 n4 ^www2.tvboxnow.comBuild-up: Install the floatation tanks on the port side by welding to framework which was previously attached to the hull # |. S1 i% v5 s # j0 Y% d( }" [8 K8 I. B TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& v8 w8 D/ a+ B
Lifting operation: Tieback chains prevent the wreck from sliding as forces are applied7 F6 w2 A$ M) N
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Support: A platform will be put in place under the ship to support it as it is refloated ! v# _5 G: H2 ]3 K# Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ( l: x# B, V( A4 w8 Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe ship is currently lying at an angle of 80 degrees on rocks known as Seagull Point, where it ran aground, just outside the entrance to Giglio harbour on Friday 13 January, two hours after departing on a week-long Mediterranean cruise. - G) }# n3 a6 B - P' }5 r/ W: R1 W) `0 z) `4 k& Z公仔箱論壇Italian-American consortium Titan-Micoperi will carry out the removal work, which a Costa Crociere spokesman said was 'the biggest and most expensive' salvage operation ever attempted. # G' \4 X& S' c& O
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The company will soon start building a 40m platform underneath the ship and the tear in its hull will be sealed up. * Z' ]! G: L1 C0 f5 yTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% o9 K! X8 R, [ 1 d1 E4 h2 B6 j! |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNext stage: With flotation tanks and pullers in place work will begin to roll the ship upright6 V. N5 ~& T+ T1 t: N
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Two cranes fixed to the platform will then be used to roll the vessel into an upright before it is towed to a dock, possibly its home port of Genoa, to be broken up. Q2 X0 s3 W4 x9 M ~9 t. Y3 k* ]
! J! T+ w2 @, g. z1 r' c4 p- [! i2 Cwww2.tvboxnow.comThe plan to refloat the vessel's hull in one piece will help minimise the environmental impact, the company said, and it is hoped the plans will also protect Giglio's economy and tourist industry. 7 w4 B- N9 _) A1 q( ?9 L3 [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, H8 ^9 W( e7 T/ A
Costa Crociere said in a statement: 'Environmental protection will have top priority throughout this monumental salvage operation, the likes of which have never been attempted before anywhere in the world.www2.tvboxnow.com3 n9 \$ a! g1 G0 X4 P
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'The plan also includes measures to safeguard Isola del Giglio's tourism industry and wider economy.公仔箱論壇8 k2 w' R2 \$ ?9 P: I3 G
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'Salvage workers' presence will not have any significant impact on the availability of hotel accommodation for the summer season. : @% @5 n9 L, k公仔箱論壇 ; Q+ \! `6 z' A, n3 d7 _: Z. G 5 ?* |: z# Y) n B1 i' J- Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbConcordia: As it appears now on the seabed. The project, due to get under way in the next few days, is set to cost £190m and will take up to a year to complete & |" C$ I) z% ?; t9 J2 u公仔箱論壇 ( z S- R& h! j% ^www2.tvboxnow.com'The operating base will be located away from the island, on the mainland near Piombino, where equipment and materials will be stored, thereby avoiding any impact on the island's port activities.' , F4 ^4 ]1 c' [) o5 K4 o ; e2 J- W% k q! U' KOnce the removal of the wreck is complete, the sea bed will be cleaned and marine flora replanted, the company said. 9 p. w% ~8 J- D3 z3 p. xwww2.tvboxnow.comTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( s! ~1 `- r% U" A2 a5 e( q
And once floated, the wreck will be towed to an Italian port and dealt with 'in accordance with the requirements of the Italian authorities'. & c2 e5 {) L, h4 ?6 j ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb - A2 D0 ?- _. x4 j: Z$ B3 QSilvio Bartolotti, general manager of Micoperi, described the project as 'unprecedented'. ( M' ?/ {* ?( \8 \; `www2.tvboxnow.com , Z8 t( U8 I" d3 Y7 Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCosta Crociere president Gianni Onorato said: 'Right from the early stages of the accident, Costa Crociere has been fully committed in terms of its resources, professional expertise and organisation to minimising the impact of the shipwreck on the environment and on Isola del Giglio in particular. 3 ^. R0 x9 e3 f/ b, |' i公仔箱論壇& q6 G& y5 v9 u) b! U
'We have always worked to find the best possible and safest solution to protect the island, its marine environment and its tourism industry.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. u" c: t& H- ` ^) L( N) M8 y
$ X/ j6 h: a+ R5 f% twww2.tvboxnow.com'We are now launching a salvage operation with characteristics and technical complexities that have never been faced before. 2 W2 q- ?- s* D% V2 J8 \公仔箱論壇* T- F2 u7 p9 E" s- p7 N- ~
'There will inevitably be some unknowns in a project of this scope, but we are sure we have made the right decision and will continue to work to our best ability and on schedule."tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 S, B. Z$ ^* I! {9 R' D6 Q
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The Costa Concordia ran into a reef and capsized after Captain Francesco Schettino made an unauthorised diversion from his programmed route. ( D4 I) }# l. F公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 Z; Z( C6 T r* D: t0 C* K6 I
He was arrested and accused of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning his ship. 5 V! i1 `' Y) K" ~; i1 B rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb D, `- ?; u. K. X$ B7 b$ _$ x1 \ 9 S& I# Y$ b) K& s% x( U! w$ kRescue: The Costa Concordia, which sank in January this year, will take more than three months to rescue 5 t6 ^4 n% \! W公仔箱論壇9 s+ A- Q/ c1 J4 [/ {# x- {0 l 2 @* L @8 i6 Y# D/ b* `+ dwww2.tvboxnow.comThe Italian Commissioner for emergencies, Franco Gabrielli, left, was in attendance as plans for the Costa Concordia's rescue were laid out. Earlier this week Francesco Schettino was deemed unfit to captain the ship
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