Costa Concordia Salvage Engineer to Keynote Robotics Conference
will be held on Wednesday September 16, 2015 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania as part of the 2015 VideoRay International Partner Symposium (VIPS). As the largest and most complicated wreck removal project in history, the Costa Concordia captivated the world when it foundered off the coast of Giglio Island, Italy in January 2012. The ill-fated cruise ship made headlines again last summer when it was successfully righted and refloated. Reed, joined by the project’s ROV supervisor Mauro Stasi, will discuss the groundbreaking wreck removal project, including the challenges they faced and how
One Step Closer to Refloating Costa Concordia
the Concordia wreck removal project informative website. The sponson S13, noted as the biggest in weight and size, is now positioned on the starboard side at about 11m in depth from the artificial seabed on which the Concordia rests since the parbuckling completed in September. The sponson reached Giglio Island via barge and was unloaded and placed into the water through rotating crane of pontoon Conquest. It was then completely filled with water so that it could be submerged and connected through a sophisticated automatic system of the chains that keep it anchored to the wreck. Technicians next
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