COSTA CONCORDA cruise vessel 2006
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 9:06 pm
The last vessel depict on the new Gibraltar set of cruise vessels is the COSTA CONCORDIA.
She is a brand new vessel and built at a cost of 450 million Euros.
Not all of her details I could find, below is given what I have on her, additional info welcome.
She was built as a cruise vessel under yard No 6122 by Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente, Genoa, Italy for Costa Crociere, Genoa, Italy.
January 2004 the first section was placed.
02 September 2005 was she floated out her building dock.
Tonnage 112.000 grt., net?, dwt?. Dim. 290.20 x 35.50 x?.
Powered by 6 Wärtsila diesel engines, power?, propellers?, speed maximum 23 knots.
Accommodation for maximum 3.004 passengers in 1.500 cabins, crew 1.068.
30 June 2006 delivered. Homeport Genoa, Italy.
07 July 2006 at Civitavecchia (the port of Rome) the naming ceremony took place, she was christened by the supermodel Eva Herzigova as COSTA CONCORDIA, one sister the COSTA SERENA.
14 July 2006 Maiden voyage a 9-day itinerary from Civitavecchia to Savona, Barcelona, Alicante, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Cadiz and Malaga, returning in Civitavecchia 23 July.
Then she will be used in 7 days cruises in the western Mediterranean from Civitavecchia.
On 13 January 2012, after departing Civetavecchia, Italy on a 7-night cruise, at 21:45 local time (UTC+1), COSTA CONCORDIA hit a rock off Isola del Giglio (
42°21′55″N 10°55′17″E42.36528°N 10.92139°E). A 53-metre (174 ft) long gash was made in the port side hull, along 3 compartments of the engine room (deck 0); power to the engines and ship services was cut off. Taking on water, the vessel started to list to port. 24 minutes later, strong winds pushed the vessel back towards the island. The water in the ship poured into the starboard side of the ship, causing it to reverse list to starboard.
Without power, the ship drifted astern, but was now listing heavily to starboard. COSTA CONCORDIA drifted back and grounded near shore, then rolled onto her starboard side, in an unsteady position on a rocky underwater ledge. Almost half of the ship remained above water, but it was in danger of sinking completely into a trough 70 metres (230 ft) deep
She was carrying 3,229 passengers and 1,023 crew members, all but 32 of whom were rescued; as of 22 March 2012, 30 bodies had been found, with two people known to be missing and presumed dead.There may have been other people not listed on board. The search for bodies was canceled at the end of January and resumed after the parbuckling maneuver in September 2013, after which additional remains have been found. On September 26, 2013, remains were found on deck 4, and were reported as being the two passengers reported as missing. The following day the remains were found not to be from the missing passengers. In October 2013, the body of one of the missing passengers was found and confirmed to be that of Maria Grazia Trecarichi. Scuba divers had discovered her body in an advanced state of decay, near the third deck of the salvaged ship.
An investigation focused on shortcomings in the procedures followed by the crew and the actions of the Italian captain, who allegedly left the ship prematurely. About 300 passengers were left on board, most of whom were rescued by helicopter or motorboats in the area.
Salvage
An initial assessment by salvage expert Smit International estimated that the removal of COSTA CONCORDIA and her 2,380 tonnes of fuel could take up to 10 months. Smit advised that the ship had been damaged beyond the hope of economical repair and recommended it be written off as a constructive total loss. Smit was soon contracted to initially remove only Concordia's fuel.
During the fuel removal operation Smit reported that the ship had shifted 60 cm (24 in) in the 13 months since her grounding but that there was no immediate prospect of her breaking up or sinking deeper. Removal of the fuel from the various fuel tanks distributed throughout the ship was completed in March 2012, later than Smit's initial estimates. This cleared the way for the making of arrangements for the ultimate removal and salvaging/scrapping of the ship.
It was announced in May 2012 that the American salvaging firm Titan Salvage and Italian underwater construction firm Micoperi had won the salvage contracts following competitive bidding. The salvage plan included the following operations:
• Secure the hull to the land using steel cables, to stop her falling deeper
• Build a horizontal underwater platform below the ship
• Attach airtight tanks, called sponsons, to the port side of the hull
• Bring the hull to vertical, by winching (or parbuckling) the hull onto the platform
• Attach sponsons to the starboard side of the hull
• Refloat the hull and tanks
• Recovery tow to an Italian port
On 17 September 2013 COSTA CONCORDIA was brought to a vertical position through a parbuckling procedure. The cost for salvaging the ship increased to $799 million. In addition, the ship had suffered severe hull deformations in two places. Titan Salvage, the company directing the salvage operations, estimated that the next phase of the salvage operation would be completed by early summer, 2014. After this "floating" operation, the ship would be towed to a salvage yard on the Italian mainland for scrapping or "breaking".
On 14 July 2014 work commenced to refloat COSTA CONCORDIA in preparation for towing. At this point the costs had risen to 1 billion euros. Including tow cost, 100 million for the ship to be broken up for scrap and the cost of repairing damage to Giglio island, the estimated final cost was expected to be €1.5 billion ($2 billion). On 23 July, having been refloated, the ship commenced its final journey under tow and a 14 ship escort at a speed of 2 knots to be scrapped in Genoa. It arrived at port on 27 July, after a 4 day journey. It remains moored at the port, awaiting dismantling processes. The dismantling of the ship is underway.
The following web-site has more info on her http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Concordia
Given by http://www.equasis.org under IMO No. 9320544.
Gibraltar 2006 78p sg?, scott?
Gambia 2016 D45 sg?, scott?, the photo shows her on the left during the dismantling and scrapping.
Sources many web-sites.
Reuters.
A number of Britons were on board a luxury cruise ship which ran aground off the Italian coast, leaving at least three people dead, the Foreign Office has said.
The Costa Concordia, which was carrying more than 4,000 passengers, experienced trouble a few hundred metres from the tiny Tuscan holiday island of Giglio on Friday, 13th January 2012, evening after apparently sailing off course.
Desperate passengers scrambled to evacuate the stricken vessel as it began to take on water and list to the right, with some opting to jump into the sea, according to reports.
A massive coastguard rescue operation involving helicopters and rescue boats was immediately launched.
As the sun rose, the ship could be seen almost completely on its side.
The Foreign Office said it was working "urgently" to identify Britons, and a consular team had been sent to Italy.
A spokesman said: "We are in close contact with the local authorities and are working urgently to identify British nationals involved.
"A consular team from the British Embassy will shortly be in the area to provide consular assistance."
She is a brand new vessel and built at a cost of 450 million Euros.
Not all of her details I could find, below is given what I have on her, additional info welcome.
She was built as a cruise vessel under yard No 6122 by Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente, Genoa, Italy for Costa Crociere, Genoa, Italy.
January 2004 the first section was placed.
02 September 2005 was she floated out her building dock.
Tonnage 112.000 grt., net?, dwt?. Dim. 290.20 x 35.50 x?.
Powered by 6 Wärtsila diesel engines, power?, propellers?, speed maximum 23 knots.
Accommodation for maximum 3.004 passengers in 1.500 cabins, crew 1.068.
30 June 2006 delivered. Homeport Genoa, Italy.
07 July 2006 at Civitavecchia (the port of Rome) the naming ceremony took place, she was christened by the supermodel Eva Herzigova as COSTA CONCORDIA, one sister the COSTA SERENA.
14 July 2006 Maiden voyage a 9-day itinerary from Civitavecchia to Savona, Barcelona, Alicante, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Cadiz and Malaga, returning in Civitavecchia 23 July.
Then she will be used in 7 days cruises in the western Mediterranean from Civitavecchia.
On 13 January 2012, after departing Civetavecchia, Italy on a 7-night cruise, at 21:45 local time (UTC+1), COSTA CONCORDIA hit a rock off Isola del Giglio (
42°21′55″N 10°55′17″E42.36528°N 10.92139°E). A 53-metre (174 ft) long gash was made in the port side hull, along 3 compartments of the engine room (deck 0); power to the engines and ship services was cut off. Taking on water, the vessel started to list to port. 24 minutes later, strong winds pushed the vessel back towards the island. The water in the ship poured into the starboard side of the ship, causing it to reverse list to starboard.
Without power, the ship drifted astern, but was now listing heavily to starboard. COSTA CONCORDIA drifted back and grounded near shore, then rolled onto her starboard side, in an unsteady position on a rocky underwater ledge. Almost half of the ship remained above water, but it was in danger of sinking completely into a trough 70 metres (230 ft) deep
She was carrying 3,229 passengers and 1,023 crew members, all but 32 of whom were rescued; as of 22 March 2012, 30 bodies had been found, with two people known to be missing and presumed dead.There may have been other people not listed on board. The search for bodies was canceled at the end of January and resumed after the parbuckling maneuver in September 2013, after which additional remains have been found. On September 26, 2013, remains were found on deck 4, and were reported as being the two passengers reported as missing. The following day the remains were found not to be from the missing passengers. In October 2013, the body of one of the missing passengers was found and confirmed to be that of Maria Grazia Trecarichi. Scuba divers had discovered her body in an advanced state of decay, near the third deck of the salvaged ship.
An investigation focused on shortcomings in the procedures followed by the crew and the actions of the Italian captain, who allegedly left the ship prematurely. About 300 passengers were left on board, most of whom were rescued by helicopter or motorboats in the area.
Salvage
An initial assessment by salvage expert Smit International estimated that the removal of COSTA CONCORDIA and her 2,380 tonnes of fuel could take up to 10 months. Smit advised that the ship had been damaged beyond the hope of economical repair and recommended it be written off as a constructive total loss. Smit was soon contracted to initially remove only Concordia's fuel.
During the fuel removal operation Smit reported that the ship had shifted 60 cm (24 in) in the 13 months since her grounding but that there was no immediate prospect of her breaking up or sinking deeper. Removal of the fuel from the various fuel tanks distributed throughout the ship was completed in March 2012, later than Smit's initial estimates. This cleared the way for the making of arrangements for the ultimate removal and salvaging/scrapping of the ship.
It was announced in May 2012 that the American salvaging firm Titan Salvage and Italian underwater construction firm Micoperi had won the salvage contracts following competitive bidding. The salvage plan included the following operations:
• Secure the hull to the land using steel cables, to stop her falling deeper
• Build a horizontal underwater platform below the ship
• Attach airtight tanks, called sponsons, to the port side of the hull
• Bring the hull to vertical, by winching (or parbuckling) the hull onto the platform
• Attach sponsons to the starboard side of the hull
• Refloat the hull and tanks
• Recovery tow to an Italian port
On 17 September 2013 COSTA CONCORDIA was brought to a vertical position through a parbuckling procedure. The cost for salvaging the ship increased to $799 million. In addition, the ship had suffered severe hull deformations in two places. Titan Salvage, the company directing the salvage operations, estimated that the next phase of the salvage operation would be completed by early summer, 2014. After this "floating" operation, the ship would be towed to a salvage yard on the Italian mainland for scrapping or "breaking".
On 14 July 2014 work commenced to refloat COSTA CONCORDIA in preparation for towing. At this point the costs had risen to 1 billion euros. Including tow cost, 100 million for the ship to be broken up for scrap and the cost of repairing damage to Giglio island, the estimated final cost was expected to be €1.5 billion ($2 billion). On 23 July, having been refloated, the ship commenced its final journey under tow and a 14 ship escort at a speed of 2 knots to be scrapped in Genoa. It arrived at port on 27 July, after a 4 day journey. It remains moored at the port, awaiting dismantling processes. The dismantling of the ship is underway.
The following web-site has more info on her http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Concordia
Given by http://www.equasis.org under IMO No. 9320544.
Gibraltar 2006 78p sg?, scott?
Gambia 2016 D45 sg?, scott?, the photo shows her on the left during the dismantling and scrapping.
Sources many web-sites.
Reuters.
A number of Britons were on board a luxury cruise ship which ran aground off the Italian coast, leaving at least three people dead, the Foreign Office has said.
The Costa Concordia, which was carrying more than 4,000 passengers, experienced trouble a few hundred metres from the tiny Tuscan holiday island of Giglio on Friday, 13th January 2012, evening after apparently sailing off course.
Desperate passengers scrambled to evacuate the stricken vessel as it began to take on water and list to the right, with some opting to jump into the sea, according to reports.
A massive coastguard rescue operation involving helicopters and rescue boats was immediately launched.
As the sun rose, the ship could be seen almost completely on its side.
The Foreign Office said it was working "urgently" to identify Britons, and a consular team had been sent to Italy.
A spokesman said: "We are in close contact with the local authorities and are working urgently to identify British nationals involved.
"A consular team from the British Embassy will shortly be in the area to provide consular assistance."