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Costa Concordia finally towed from Giglio

Posted on 23 July 2014. Tags: Carnival Corporation, Costa Concordia, Costa Cruises, cruise ship disaster, cruise ship wreck, engineering wonder, final tow, Genoa, Giglio, Italy, largest and most expensive maritime salvage operation in history, Parbuckling Project, raising Concordia, salvage, salvage operation, scrap, Titanic

It took over two-and-a-half-years, but the residents of the small Italian island of Giglio finally have their island back. Earlier today the wreck of the Costa Concordia was towed out to sea by several tugboats. Concordia is being towed…

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Amazing time lapse video of raising Costa Concordia

Posted on 27 September 2013. Tags: BBC, Carnival Corporation, Costa Concordia, Costa Cruises, Giglio, Italy, salvage operation, sunken cruise ship, time lapse video of raising the Costa Concordia, video

It took 19 hours for the salvage operations to raise and right the Costa Concordia and you can watch this amazing engineering feat in this 90-second time lapse video.

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Costa Concordia salvage operation set to raise ship today

Posted on 16 September 2013. Tags: Carnival Corporation, Costa Concordia, Costa Cruises, cruise ship disaster, cruise ship wreck, engineering wonder, Giglio, Italy, largest and most expensive maritime salvage operation in history, Parbuckling Project, raising Concordia, salvage, salvage operation, Titanic

It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 months since the Costa Concordia accident off the Italian island of Giglio. Sadly the accident claimed the lives of 32 people and left the gigantic cruise ship half-sunk and resting on its…

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Costa Concordia shipwreck being viewed by airline passengers

Posted on 29 March 2012. Tags: capsize, Carnival Corporation, Costa Concordia, Costa Cruises, death at sea, Giglio, island, shipwreck, tragedy, views from the air

When the Costa Concordia capsized off the Italian island of Giglio on January 13 it forever changed the cruise industry. Not only has it changed the cruise industry, but it has changed the coastal views of the island from…

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Cruise industry introduces new safety measures

Posted on 12 February 2012. Tags: Carnival Corporation, CLIA, Costa Cociere, Costa Concordia, Cruise Lines Intenational Association, death at sea, emergency drill, European Cruise Council, Giglio, Italy, lifeboat drill, Michael Crye, muster drill, Passenger Shipping Association, tragedy

Cruise lines are now required to conduct passenger safety drills before leaving port effective immediately. The new rule was announced by several cruise industry associations: Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the largest cruise industry organization in North America, European…

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Carnival Corporation issues statement regarding Costa Concordia

Posted on 14 January 2012. Tags: abandon ship, Carnival Corporation, casualties, Costa Cociere, Costa Concordia, cruise deaths, cruise ship hits rocks, cruise ship sinking, deaths at sea, Giglio, grounded, Italian cruising, Italy, life boat drill, life boats, ship rescue, tragedy at sea

This statement is from Carnival Corporation & plc in Miami, FL. Carnival Corporation & plc is the parent company of Costa Cruises. On January 13, 2012, Costa Cruises’ vessel, the Costa Concordia, departed from Civitavecchia, Italy with approximately 3,200…

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