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Raising the
A Crowley Maritime Corporation Publication
The largest maritime wreck removalproject in history begins.
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After more than 20 months, the strickenCosta Concordia
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executes the critical parbuckling phase,
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Author and Managing Editor: Amelia Smith | Contributing Writer: Jenifer Kimble Art Director: Executive Editor: Mark Miller
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Respect ................... 30 The Costa Concordia
project, but also for the lives lost as a
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During the salvage operation, Giglio was
Recognition .............. 31
The Team ................. 33
to successfully complete the largest maritimesalvage project in history.
Partnering ................ 37 Partnering with university biologists,
relationship with the Department of
................ 4 Learn about the largest, most technically
The Project ................. 6 The largest maritime wreck removal projectin history begins.
Phase 1 ...................... 8
the wreck to prevent any slipping or sinking
Phase 2 .................... 10 the preparation of the false bottom that the
Phase 3 .................... 16
executes the critical parbuckling phase,
Phase 4 .................... 22
the wreck.
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Introduction
Costa
Concordia
passenger shipwreck by tonnage in history.
removal are perhaps even more epic, as was
1. The Costa Concordia
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The Project:
Largest MaritimeWreck Removal Projectin History Begins
Titanic laying
with a complex plan to remove the strickenvessel at a cost of more than what it took to
execution. Micoperi brought with it a long
1. Rich Habib
Project Phases
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7The Project
salvage expert, with the help of 10 others,
control barge.
of the project.
their work on site in May 2012, Costa Cruises
contractors to remove more than 2,300 tons
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The Costa Concordia
Phase One:
1. Workers took mountain-climbing classes tosafely traverse theCosta Concordia .
2. Wreck removal
of anchor blocks tosupport the platforms.
the ship
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Dolomite Mountains.
were talking about the weight of the ship, thehigh center of gravity, the vessel construction,
about the weight of the ship,the high center of gravity,the vessel construction, the
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to rest upright on the steeply sloping bottom.
During this labor-intensive stage, the more
ever in history. Their job was perhaps one of
the quick transition to a hyperbaric chamber
winter of 2012 came on scene. Arriving with
parbuckling, or rotation to an upright position.
Phase Two:
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10-year storms that hit in just a couple of weeksin late October, well.
the game right up at the start. So, fortunately,
Butting up against the grout bags were the six
During this labor-intensive stage, the more than
amounting to more than
ever in history.
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template on the sea bottom. The weight of the
of the two templates weighing over 270 tons.
Another challenge was transporting the sponsons
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13Phase Two
project site via barge.
It was similar to Just-in-Time shipping, which
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Pinas Ignoblis Posidonia Oceanica
protection.
SAL Svenja
species to a safe area for the
2. A view from the hills of thesponson installation work
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absolute precision.
whole length of the platform. If i t was any more
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Phase Two
project, it means that 33,000 tonnes of steel
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1. A view of the 114,000-tonne wreck,
a process involving an initial exertion
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Phase 3:
Parbuckling
Surprising to some, this technique is nothing
USSOklahoma after the battleship was sunk at Pearl Herald of Free
Enterprise
the Costa Concordia
summer of 2013, it brought many uncertainties
Costa Concordia
Costa Concordia
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to complete.
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The night before the rotation was to begin, Sloane
for what was to come. This was an important
Then, on the morning of Sept. 16, after a brief
Polluce , Costa Concordia
force, began the job of pulling the massivevessel upright.
Palermo, Italy.
2. Commonly working in
pull steel cables a fewinches at a time - in thiscase to raise the CostaConcordia .
marks the slow progressof the parbuckling.
4. The salvage teamobserves the parbucklingoperations carefully fromthe remote control room.
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help to roll it upright. Meanwhile, the computer-
over-rotation.
the mobile salvage technicians, which quickly
Costa Concordia
hills. As the church bells rang, the people of
Costa Concordia
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TO SEE A SHORT TIME-LAPSE VIDEOSHOWING THE RIGHTING OF THECOSTA CONCORDIA , VISIT:
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parbuckling operationson scene.
Costa Concordia
this vantage point, they
as it slowly rose fromthe water.
belongings were now also visible for on-lookers.
approximately 32 meters, a reassurance that
in the spring.
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Phase 4:
electrical-pneumatic ballast-control systems
The inaugural sponson, which was the largest
barge Conquest MB1 against the massive chains running beneath the
Costa Concordia
meticulous, the multi-month stage brought
in October 2013.
grout bags in the area between the wreck
platforms to the top of the sponsons. Structural
sponsons began. Once again presentingchallenges, the Costa Concordia
Conquest MB1
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The Costa Concordia
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out about 30 meters. At that point the inshore
lightering the vessel, freeing it of 30,000 tons
vessel from the false bottom, leaving 60 feetof the hull beneath the water. The team also
began the task of tightening the massive
with the tugboats.
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Phase Five
It takes a guy with a lot of instinct to be able to
of the tunnel.
tow it up to Genoa. That was really the moment
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1. The salvage team mansthe remote control room.
to the work site onthe morning of theparbuckling.
3. The Costa Concordia is
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the integrity of the environment throughoutthe process.
movement by only meters at a time, it was
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27Phase Five
team of gleaming horses, the Costa Concordia
The feeling was celebratory, especially for all
The Costa Concordia
of the ship. As that friction was overcome, the
Costa Concordia from Giglio forever
Costa Concordia arrive at
3. The Costa Concordia
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Costa Concordia wasthree American football
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the chains were failing or whether the sponsons
four inches, the whole ship shook. It kept you
Then, on July 27, the Costa Concordia
past two years, every aspect of this project was
Over 33,000 tonsof steel, four times
construction/
fabrication of all
about seven-
most small coaster
More than
Costa Concordia by the Numbers
accomplish the project with
We truly believe that we
TO SEE FOOTAGE OF THE ENTIREPROJECT, FROM EARLY PREPARATIONSTAGES TO FINAL TOW AWAY, VISIT:
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pristine state.
carefully monitor the health of the environment,
surely, life will return to a state of normalcy forthis ecosystem.
for last.
solution in terms of certainty of outcome,
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1. The Costa Concordia
2. One of two memorials tocommemorate the lives lost
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Costa Concordia
Costa
Concordia
However, the loss of 32 people from eight
team. On the one-year anniversary of the wreck,
the Costa Concordia
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crewmembers were
homes to the victims.
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Before the Costa Concordia it was a striking sight for nearly 30 monthsagainst an otherwise tranquil blue-on-blue slice
of them left much of an impact.
salvage workers, mariners, engineers,
with Maritime Casualty
Costa
Concordia
Giglio
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Goranovic
following the parbuckling.
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anywhere in Italy. Can we go back to how we
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33The Team
So, what makes a company able to successfully execute a seemingly
powerful teams in salvage anywhere in
Costa Concordia project has been
professionals from so many countries come
Italian engineers were some of the most out-
the right people for the right part of the project,
to stay on the job for two years or more.
was able to execute nearly 40 other successful
Costa Concordia project.
of it. We are the cowboys of the salvage
like this in terms of the project management
cowboy. But to be a great salvor, it takes a
from the hip but you have got to be able to put
Costa
The Team:
to Support Project
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chemists, atmospheric monitoring specialists,
working environment.
main. Then, when we put the ship back upright,
were countless support teams working long
all operational activities at the site of the wreck,
Another critical team working in conjunctionwith the project controls team was the Jensen
transportation services for equipment between
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responsible for everything from invoicing tobilling, tracking equipment costs, logging
the biggest marine salvage project in history,
celebrates at a Ravennarestaurant
at the Microperi campus
Livorno, Italy
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was the network of experts working from
This international team knew no limits.
our requests a quick priority. They knew we
the personalities or what company peoplecame from; the commitment was there from
the network of experts
This international teamknew no limits.
Micoperi teamshortly before theparbuckling.
2. Pristine Gigliohas become well
of the CostaConcordia , but
it was perhaps one
kept secrets.
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Partnering with
Costa Concordia .
3. A bionomiccartographic mapof the sea bottom
protect priorityhabitats in the
coral formations.
an oceanographic
ecotoxicological,
chemical tests
the water column,
the wreck toensure quality.
a full professor-emeritus in marine biology,
environmental impact. Of particular focus wasthe well-being of marine mammals, especially
Pinna nobilis Posidoniaoceanica
throughout the project.
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communities at the very beginning of the
the opportunity to complete the frame of themorphologic characteristics. Plankton surveys
mammal watching campaigns covering more
measurements to protect marine mammals.
When it came time to tow the vessel away, 10
1. About 200 specimens ofPinna Nobilis
to another area for safe
keeping while the salvage
PosidoniaOceanica
meters, forming thick
wreck in real time.
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for future marine salvage projects, as well as
monitoring of the cleaning of the sea bottom
the area.
on site to monitor the
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Costa Concordia in July 2014,
in preparation for towing to Genoa, Italy, for scrapping. The ship salvage was the largest most techn ically