tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post6052238802926215997..comments2024-03-28T18:32:43.699-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Salvaging the 'Costa Concordia'Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-72420488156965706212012-10-01T02:59:14.917-05:002012-10-01T02:59:14.917-05:00What a monster of an operation... I can't imag...What a monster of an operation... I can't imagine the headaches of righting that monster without breaking her.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876828579688122237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-63373880007427381912012-09-29T18:00:13.469-05:002012-09-29T18:00:13.469-05:00Forgot to add:
"Constructive Salvage" m...Forgot to add:<br /><br />"Constructive Salvage" means the insurance co now owns the ship. So, it's possible that after getting it into port, they could decide to reuse it.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-77579947515526124482012-09-29T17:14:39.390-05:002012-09-29T17:14:39.390-05:00I should have looked up the info first. I forgot h...I should have looked up the info first. I forgot how many died, and that two are still missing.<br /><br />What is somewhat surprising is how much they are paying to remove the ship, just to scrap it. Personally, I would think it best to allow it to slide down the slope into deep water, and leave it as is. <br /><br />The petroleum products have been removed, so environmental concerns have been mitigated, mostly. It might have been useful as a home for sealife, if it didn't end up too deep. Maybe even a dive attraction, although with possible human remains onboard, that might be a legal problem.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the island area is some sort of restricted marine sanctuary, so the enviro-whackos would never be able to get their heads around leaving the ship totally sunk. As if one more sunken ship in the Med would be intolerable. Ships/boats have been sinking there for many thousands of years. I'm thinking it would be neat to dam the sea at Gibraltar, and drain the Med. What a treasure/curio hunt that would be!Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-74630196212516206452012-09-29T16:34:49.522-05:002012-09-29T16:34:49.522-05:00Will, I suspect the bad publicity ruined any hope ...Will, I suspect the bad publicity ruined any hope of bringing the ship back into service, irrespective of the damage (and the effect of lying semi-submerged for over a year).Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-47429187878533340232012-09-29T14:49:42.764-05:002012-09-29T14:49:42.764-05:00I find it interesting that they are planning to sc...I find it interesting that they are planning to scrap the ship, instead of refurbing it and returning it to service. Was it so badly built that settling on the bottom and rolling onto its side did so much damage that it would exceed its replacement value to repair it? I notice the insurance people were not represented at this meeting.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-56214551895479655372012-09-29T05:56:42.849-05:002012-09-29T05:56:42.849-05:00Yea OZ,
I concur with you.
A work mate once repl...Yea OZ,<br /><br />I concur with you.<br /><br />A work mate once replied to a female in the office who was bragging about a wonderful 12 day cruise around the Caribbean.<br /><br />His reply: Why would I spend a lot of money to spend 12 days with 2,000 people I neither know or most likely wouldn't like on a boat I could escape from?"<br /><br />She frowned and walked away.<br /><br />Frank and I "High-Fived" and went back to work.Toejamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848591976270307402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-23675128957744272482012-09-28T23:36:53.014-05:002012-09-28T23:36:53.014-05:00I'm afraid I have never seen the attraction in...I'm afraid I have never seen the attraction in floating highrise hotels, so I don't care much about the industry.The Great and Powerful Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01379953300283048280noreply@blogger.com