Installation of the remaining sponsons to resume
With regards to information appeared on media about a new disequilibrium of sponson S13 , Titan Micoperi clarifies that the technicians have worked all night to bring back S13, installed on the starboard side, in horizontal position.
Currently, the sponson is kept in position with the support of the Conquest crane.Technicians are carrying out operations to empty the sponson from ballast water.
Such operations can cause a disequilibrium of the sponson due to the movement of internal water. Such movements are to be considered physiological, until the sponson will not be completely empty. Situation is currently under control. The sponson will be transported to a shipyard for technical assessments and necessary repairs.
Installation of the remaining sponsons will resume as soon as the Conquest crane will be available again, that is after that S13 will be loaded on the barge that will reach Giglio island from Genoa.
Repositioning of S13 will therefore be completed at a later stage; the installation sequence foresees positioning of S10 as soon as possible.
Technicians have assessed minor damages also in the adjacent sponson (S12), caused by contact with sponson S13 during its rotation. Assessment on this sponson is ongoing.
Source and Image Credit: The Parbuckling project