Costa Concordia wreck is floating higher

JULY 21, 2014 — Work to refloat the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia have been continuing round the clock. By this morning, local time, about 11 meters of the wreck

Casino boat grounds, 114 rescued

JULY 18, 2014 — The Coast Guard has safely transferred 114 people off a casino boat that ran aground and became stranded about two miles northeast of Tybee Island, GA, Wednesday. No

Crane ship nears end of Concordia salvage role

JULY 15, 2014 — The wreck of the Costa Concordia today remained stable and securely moored following yesterday’s refloating operation. After operations continued overnight, technicians worked to connect the last four chains

Costa Concordia is afloat again

JULY 14, 2014 — It may be low in the water and supported by sponsons, but the Costa Concordia is afloat again. The first day of the refloating project was successfully concluded

Costa Concordia to be scrapped in Genoa

JUNE 30, 2014 — Italian media report that the Costa Concordia will be scrapped in Genoa. Though the formal government approval needed has not yet been given, Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi said

Costa Concordia refloat prep hits a snag

MAY 7, 2014 — Efforts to prepare the wreck of the Costa Concordia for refloating have run into another problem. As we reported previously, the Titan Micoperi salvage consortium has begun installing

Costa Concordia refloat prep put on hold

APRIL 30, 2014 — The committee overseeing the operation to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia from Giglio Island, Italy, today ordered the temporary suspension of preparatory work. The decisions on

Preparations for Costa Concordia refloating begin

APRIL 26, 2014—The first of the 19 sponsons that will be installed on the Costa Concordia in preparation for the refloating of the submerged cruise ship arrived this morning in Giglio Island,

Titan Salvage appoints new GM Southeast Asia

FEBRUARY 11, 2014 — Captain Ajay Prasad has joined its leadership team of Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Titan Salvage subsidiary as general manager, Southeast Asia. Captain Prasad, who started his career at sea

Costa Concordia tow away set for June

JANUARY 13, 2014 — As ceremonies marked the two year anniversary of the Costa Concordia tragedy which cost 32 lives, details emerged on progress with plans to tow the wreck away and

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