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MarkRD

Sep 16th 2013 7:26 am

Parbuckling the Costa Concordia

...will the Italians "get it up" today??
:thumbsup:

Garbatellamike

Sep 16th 2013 8:01 am

Re: Parbuckling the Costa Concordia

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Originally Posted by MarkRD (Post 10902645)

...will the Italians "get it up" today??
:thumbsup:

I was wondering that too, after all we are in Italy what could possibly go wrong..............................:fingerscrossed :

MarkRD

Sep 16th 2013 8:07 am

Re: Parbuckling the Costa Concordia

I read it was already delayed this morning due to 'bad weather' ..
:huh:

ononno

Sep 16th 2013 8:41 am

Re: Parbuckling the Costa Concordia

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Originally Posted by MarkRD (Post 10902686)

I read it was already delayed this morning due to 'bad weather' ..
:huh:

Just seen a BBC web direct broadcast, and a closeup showed that it had lifted. You could definitely distinguish a black area and a line which had previously been underwater.

MarkRD

Sep 16th 2013 9:22 am

Re: Parbuckling the Costa Concordia

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Originally Posted by ononno (Post 10902719)

Just seen a BBC web direct broadcast, and a closeup showed that it had lifted. You could definitely distinguish a black area and a line which had previously been underwater.

I notice the beeb are pesimisticalling calling it "the attempt to pull the ship upright" .. do they know their chickens or what?

Garbatellamike

Sep 16th 2013 9:34 am

Re: Parbuckling the Costa Concordia

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Originally Posted by MarkRD (Post 10902764)

I notice the beeb are pesimisticalling calling it "the attempt to pull the ship upright" .. do they know their chickens or what?

:rofl: and of course whilst this is one of the biggest maritime engineering tasks ever attempted it will be a doddle compared to getting Civil Protection, GdC and the Interior Ministry to agree to the "how and when" to do it, which has only taken 18 months by my reckoning :confused:

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