Italian authorities have finally decided on the shipyard they will bring the soon-to-be-re-floated Costa Concordia. After having laid partially capsized since January 2012, the 114,137grt will be towed to the Tuscan port of Piombino. The choice could delay the refloating effort as infrastructure upgrades in Piombino are needed. The target that Italian officials are eying [...]
While the actually recordings are still under possession of Italian police, parts of the transcript have begun to leak out. Among some of the alarming details was the Captains direct knowledge of the severity of the situation. Captain Schettino can be heard saying to the Chief Engineer: “So are we really going down?” Shortly thereafter, [...]
Costa Crociere, Italo-American consortium Titan-Micoperi, and local Italian officials announced the details of the Costa Concordia removal plan. The work will be carried out for about 12 months and will refloat the partially capsized vessel. Titan Salvage, the American salvage company who are part of the large Crowley Group, will work in a joint partnership [...]
UPDATE: This morning brought the news that there are now 5 bodies found and not the original 3. They are said to all have been found lying on the seabed, underneath the submerged superstructure. Italian officials have just found three more bodies inside the wreck of the Costa Concordia. No word yet on their identities [...]
It only took until the second paragraph of Carnival’s latest SEC filing for the word Concordia to be brought up. For the first Quarter Carnival is reporting an expense of $29 million including a $10 million insurance deductible. They also recorded an insurance recoverable of $515 million, which essentially wrote off the value. They deemed [...]
Divers inside the partially capsized hull of the Concordia, have apparently found more bodies today. The civil protection agency, who are involved in the operation, stated under anonymity that one of those bodies includes a 5 year old girl. They went on to say that due to their location, deep inside the vessel, it will [...]
Discovery Channel will air their one hour special tonight about the Concordia Disaster. Just like National Geographic’s, I’ll be live blogging the show. Stay tuned…..
CIN has an update on the bunker (fuel) salvage operation: The Concordia Emergency Commissioner’s Office and Costa Crociere have announced that the pumping of fuel from the Costa Concordia has been continuing around the clock since 5 pm on Feb. 12, in accordance with the plan devised by the Neri/Smit Salvage team. From the time [...]
Jim Walker posed the following on his CruiseLaw Blog. I have a feeling they are going to get annihilated in court. Simply clueless. I have three semesters of maritime/admiralty law under my belt and even I can tell these are all baseless claims in the wrong area of jurisdiction. Yesterday, New York lawyers for Costa [...]
Discovery Channel announced that this Sunday Feb. 19th. Cruise Ship Disaster: Inside the Concordia is set to premier. Here’s what they say about it: Sunday, February 19th Discovery will take you to where few have gone and where nobody wants to be. Cruise Ship Disaster: Inside The Concordia gives you an eyewitness account of the [...]
