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The Costa Concordia par-buckling Operation is a Wrong Approach

Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Alternative Proposal
Feature Article The Costa Concordia par-buckling Operation is a Wrong Approach
SEP 26, 2013 LISTEN

I think the idea of moving the wreck of Costa Concordia to upright position on a newly erected sub-sea platform before floating is not the best solution. It is time-consuming and materials-consuming and it is by far more expensive. And definitely it will be impossible to keep it upright during the towing phase.

It would have been better to float and tow it in its tilted position because keeping a damaged ship upright after shifting and distorting its center of gravity and after its bottom cavity was destroyed is clearly huge task.

I suggest a much easier and cheaper approach, as follows:

1. Make many small light weight tanks

2. Sink equal numbers of these tanks on both sides along the length of the wreck

3. Tie each tank with at least three tanks on the opposite side of the wreck with steel cables passing underneath the wreck

4. Tighten the mesh of steel cables to bring the opposite tanks as close as possible

5. Start pumping the water out of the air-tight tanks simultaneously to make them float and lift the wreck

6. Add more connected tanks as much as needed on both sides of the wreck to raise the load substantially

7. While it is afloat and still on its tilted position it is possible to tow the wreck away to a ship dismantling yard

COSTA CONCORDIA WRECKCOSTA CONCORDIA WRECK

COSTA CONCORDIA WRECK REMOVAL ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALCOSTA CONCORDIA WRECK REMOVAL ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL

1. THE TIEBACK CHAINS PREVENT THE WRECK FROM SLIDING1. THE TIEBACK CHAINS PREVENT THE WRECK FROM SLIDING

2. MEANWHILE FABRICATION AND THEN INSTALLATION OF SUBSEA PLATFORM TO SUPPORT THE SHIP2. MEANWHILE FABRICATION AND THEN INSTALLATION OF SUBSEA PLATFORM TO SUPPORT THE SHIP

3. INSTALL THE FLOTATION TANKS ON THE PORT SIDE BY WELDING TO FRAMEWORK WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY ATTACKED TO THE HULL3. INSTALL THE FLOTATION TANKS ON THE PORT SIDE BY WELDING TO FRAMEWORK WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY ATTACKED TO THE HULL

4. PULLING MACHINES ARE CONNECTED TO PULLING POINTS ON THE SUBSEA PLATFORM4. PULLING MACHINES ARE CONNECTED TO PULLING POINTS ON THE SUBSEA PLATFORM

5. WITH FLOTATION TANKS AND PULLERS IN PLACE WE CAN BEGIN TO ROLL THE SHIP UPRIGHT5. WITH FLOTATION TANKS AND PULLERS IN PLACE WE CAN BEGIN TO ROLL THE SHIP UPRIGHT

6. THE TITANMICOPERI PLAN FOR THE SALVAGE OF THE COSTA CONCORDIA6. THE TITANMICOPERI PLAN FOR THE SALVAGE OF THE COSTA CONCORDIA

7. RESTING ON NEW PLATFORM7. RESTING ON NEW PLATFORM

8-ATTACHING-FLOATING-TANKS8-ATTACHING-FLOATING-TANKS

9. FLOATING THE WRECK9. FLOATING THE WRECK

10. TOWING10. TOWING

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