The ship will then be towed to its home port, Genoa, where it will be scrapped. The Concordia struck a reef off the Italian island of Giglio in January and capsized, killing 32 people. Workers are slowly lifting the vessel by pumping air into tanks attached to the ship. The wreck was hauled upright in September but was still partially submerged, resting on six steel platforms.
The BBC's Alan Johnston at the scene said that by midday a weed-covered streak of the hull had become visible as the previously submerged part of the ship gradually rose above the waves.
Salvage workers cheered with delight as they returned to Giglio's port. This is extremely positive," the engineer in charge of the salvage, Franco Porcellacchia, told a news conference. Shipbreakers -- the workers who dismantle the ships -- then use machinery to drag them further onto the sand and secure them.
Plus tugs can't muster the speed and power to get the ships as far up the beach. When this is complete, any remaining fuel is emptied, and interior fixtures, furnishings and other salvageable items are removed for resale before shipbreakers deconstruct the vessels for scrap using a variety of tools and machinery.
The amount varies from yard to yard and how environmentally conscious the specific breakers are. Although Knego said some military ships and small freighters have been purposefully sunk for use as artificial reefs, it's an expensive practice that requires vessels to be removed of all harmful substances.
Because of that, it's a tactic that has not yet been adopted for cruise ships. Find a Cruise. Cruise Tips. You may also like Dismiss. Through the confusion, the captain somehow made it into a lifeboat before everyone else had made it off. Schettino argued that he fell into a lifeboat because of how the ship was listing to one side, but this argument proved unconvincing. In , a court found Schettino guilty of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck, abandoning ship before passengers and crew were evacuated and lying to authorities about the disaster.
He was sentenced to 16 years in prison. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Twice a week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you. Live TV. This Day In History. Before cutting it up, all the heavy oil would have to be pumped from the ship and that sounds easier than it is.
Due to the current degree water temperature along the Italian coast, the ship's fuel oil has the consistency of tar and would have to be heated in an elaborate process before it could be pumped out of its tanks. Which of these methods will ultimately be used is not clear, but a decision will be made in the coming days. The weather, too, plays an important role. Poor conditions, with wind and waves cold move the ship, which would be disastrous. The most important thing, Pap added, is to stabilize the wreck in its current position.
If it were to slip off the rocks into the open sea and sink, salvaging the ship would become even more complicated and more expensive. Divers are resuming the search for survivors after the Costa Concordia cruise liner shifted on Wednesday. Meteorologists have forecast strong winds in the area for later on Thursday. Last Friday's cruise ship accident off the coast of Italy has once again raised the question.
The death toll of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which ran aground at the weekend, has risen to 11 after divers found five more bodies in the wreckage.
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