Second of the 19 sponsons positioned
The second of the 19 sponsons has been successfully installed on 2 May, 2014 or the refloating of the Concordia wreck have been completed.
Divers from the Titan Micoperi team have been working to prepare next installations, in order to be ready to proceed with operations as soon as the necessary authorizations will arrive.
At the same time, technicians are finalizing the requested documentation, that will be delivered according to the schedule indicated by the Observatory.
“Costa Crociere and Titan Micoperi are working to provide some further documents regarding environmental aspects related to transportation options different from traditional towing, as requested by the Observatory.Costa Crociere and Titan Micoperi hope that the issues that have been raised with regards to the prosecution of sponson installation operations will be quickly solved, and confirm their commitment to removing the Concordia wreck as soon as possible, in full cooperation with competent authorities.”a press release of the Parbuckling project team read.
Sponsons will be completely emptied to provide the buoyancy needed to refloat the Concordia and prepare it for its transportation.
Source and Image Credit:The Parbuckling Project
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