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The Gibraltar Port Authority  announced that on 15th June, salvage operation for the bulker OS 35 that sunk more than nine months ago after hitting a gas carrier in the anchorage at the entrance to Gibraltar’s harbor, is entering its final phase.

According to the Gibraltar Port Authority, as a result of the adverse weather conditions at sea last week, the OS 35 has shifted slightly from its position and separated further in the area of the hull previously damaged.

After approximately 30 hours of navigation, the Concordia has travelled for 63 nautical miles at an average speed of 2 knots

With the arrival of the last ferry, operations to disconnect the mooring cables that connect the Concordia to the towers on the shore side are in progress

Work is in progress to complete the last operations before the departure of the Concordia from Giglio Island, planned for tomorrow, Wednesday July 23rd

Concordia refloating operation in progress 24/7. At the moment, the wreck has emerged of about 6.5 meters

The first day of the refloating operation of the Concordia has concluded successfully

The wreck floats for first time in two years Two and a half years after the Costa Concordia capsized off the island of Giglio the Concordia refloating operations have started regularly. The Concordia wreck will be refloated of about 2 meters and then towed 30 meters to the East.Updates:At 6.00 am the Senior Salvage Master, Nick Sloane, reached the Remote Operations Center located on the Concordia with the rest of the team.With the arrival of the ferry at 8.30 am the final phase of the lightening of the wreck has begun. Only less then 1,000 tonnes of weight remain, out of the initial 30,000 tonnes; as soon as this step is completed, the wreck can be lifted off the platforms. In a first stage, this will happen in the stern area.At 12.00 the Concordias stern and bow were detached from the false sea bed by about 1 meter. The wreck is floating thanks to the sponsons. Before being towed 30 meters East, the Concordia will need to be refloated of another meter. Technicians have now begun to tighten the chains on starboard sponson S14, as planned.Refloating operation planDuring the first stage, the Concordia will be refloated about 2 meters up ...

With Italian Government approval of transportation of the Concordia to Genoa, technicians are ready for refloating the wreck in two weeks

The Commissioner for the Concordia Emergency informs that Titan/Micoperi team has properly managed the oil spillage recently