The The Costa Concordia Has been Up righted! Stunning Pictures of what is left of the Luxury Liner
The The Costa Concordia Has been Up righted! Stunning Pictures of what is left of the Luxury Liner
It took a a 19-hour effort,to get the Costa Concordia cruise ship standing upright.
Something called a “parbuckling” process, wherein pulleys and steel cables are used to slowly pull the 60,000-ton ship to a upright position, was a success. The Ship will now have hollow steel boxes refered to as sponsons attached to the side of it to ensure it’s buoyancy, It is to be towed away for scrap.
A remarkable scene, and even more remarkable considering the ship has been on its side along a rocky coast since it’s crashed in January 2012, leaving 32 people dead.
Incredibly weathered and mangled the ship has become:
