Costa Concordia Salvage: Parbuckling Could Kick Off Monday

Costa Concordia Salvage: Parbuckling Could Kick Off Monday | gCaptain

Here’s the latest news on the Costa Concordia salvage operations. It looks like the parbuckling could be starting as early as tomorrow. That should be an interesting operation to watch. I expect it might go veeerry sloooowly til all the sudden the ship flips!

Maybe not, maybe they will have it all totally under control the whole time. I wish I was home so I could watch it in real time. 😉

Update on M/V Gold Star

Here’s an update on the Gold Star. The ship with the cargo of $80 million or so in hash/marijuana/weed. This one has a video to watch.

It looks like an ‘exciting’ chase. At least for the authorities. I can’t see how anybody could still be on the ship. Maybe there’s still someone in the engine room? The entire house is in flames! Looks a little strange to me. I have no idea what hash is worth these days but the cargo holds look empty…

.http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Video-Smugglers-Set-Ship-on-Fire-in-Mediterranean-2013-09-09/

Italy Approves Costa Concordia Parbuckling

Italy Approves Costa Concordia Parbuckling | gCaptain

Here’s the latest update from gCaptain on the progress of the Costa Concordia salvage operations.

Costa Concordia Salvage Makes Progress | gCaptain

Costa Concordia Salvage Makes Progress | gCaptain

I have been following the story of the Costa Concordia but not really paying THAT much attention. I get the best news on it from www.gcaptain.com they have been following it from the very beginning and doing a GREAT job of it. The forums where the mariners have been discussing it are a fantastic resource! If you’re at all interested in this incident or the salvage operations, you should take a look at their coverage. I just thought this post of theirs had some really good photos and explanations of the salvage operation. I’m wondering if they’re still hoping to be able to put the ship back into service and how in the world they can ever make it economically feasible given the costs of all this.