Schettino parties as Concordia tow away nears
JULY 22, 2014 — As salvors worked to prepare the wreck of the Costa Concordia for towage, the man on the bridge when the cruise ship grounded (but in a lifeboat shortly
Costa Concordia
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 will be scrapped in Genoa
JUNE 30, 2014 — The Italian Government has endorsed Costa Crociere’s decision that the wreck of the cruise liner Costa Concordia be scrapped in Genoa. Carnival Corporation subsidiary Costa says that in
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
IMO MSC meets as Sewol recovery efforts continue
MAY 13, 2014 — As divers continued to recover bodies from the Sewol ferry in South Korea, IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) got set for a session that will deal with many
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,
HAVEP shows “reasonable” SOLAS compliance
MARCH 25, 2014 — The Paris MOU Secretariat says that a crack down on cruise ships and other passenger vessels carried out in the wake of the Costa Concordia incident showed “reasonable