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Princess Chatter Archive / Re: Carnival owned cruise ship Costa Concordia runs aground off Italy
« on: January 16, 2012, 11:16:03 AM »
"Foschi said 2,300 tonnes of fuel were aboard the vessel but that there was no sign of leakage so far, as concerns grew of an impending environmental disaster if the giant ship breaks apart.
He said removing such a big vessel from its rocky resting place would be "one of the most difficult things in the world."
The priority would be to seal any holes caused by the accident, and then the ship could possibly be lifted by giant balloons and towed away.
But he said he could not rule out that the ship would have to be cut into pieces in order to be removed from the scene.
Foschi said the accident would likely hurt the cruise industry in the short-term but did not expect a lasting fallout.
"We have one million loyal customers are hoping that the reputation of our company will be repaired."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/16/italy-ship-chairman-idUSL6E8CG2T620120116
He said removing such a big vessel from its rocky resting place would be "one of the most difficult things in the world."
The priority would be to seal any holes caused by the accident, and then the ship could possibly be lifted by giant balloons and towed away.
But he said he could not rule out that the ship would have to be cut into pieces in order to be removed from the scene.
Foschi said the accident would likely hurt the cruise industry in the short-term but did not expect a lasting fallout.
"We have one million loyal customers are hoping that the reputation of our company will be repaired."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/16/italy-ship-chairman-idUSL6E8CG2T620120116