logroller
09-16-2013, 08:58 PM
After a day of slow and painstaking work, the ship had been lifted by more than 25 degrees from its original resting place and progress towards bringing it fully upright was expected to take no more than a few hours.
"We have started the final phase of the rotation," Franco Gabrielli, the head of Italy's Civil Protection Authority told reporters. "We are approaching the final phase of the operation," he said, adding that the operation could be complete by 4.00 a.m (1000 ET).
Costa Concordia salvage nears final phase
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE98F02T20130916
I've helped roll my buddy's jeep upright before...pretty much the same thing times 50,000...in water...with toxic chemicals and possible bodies inside. :laugh:
"We have started the final phase of the rotation," Franco Gabrielli, the head of Italy's Civil Protection Authority told reporters. "We are approaching the final phase of the operation," he said, adding that the operation could be complete by 4.00 a.m (1000 ET).
Costa Concordia salvage nears final phase
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE98F02T20130916
I've helped roll my buddy's jeep upright before...pretty much the same thing times 50,000...in water...with toxic chemicals and possible bodies inside. :laugh: