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Raising the wreck.

Authors :
Nadeau, Barbie Latza
Source :
Scientific American. Aug2013, Vol. 309 Issue 2, p80-83. 4p. 2 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

The article presents information on the various engineering projects required to right and refloat the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which settled on its side after running aground in 2012 on the island of Giglio in Italy. Topics include the risk of ocean pollution if the ship sinks during the salvage operation, comments by salvage coordinator Nick Sloane in August 2013, and the use of an engineering procedure known as parbuckling.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00368733
Volume :
309
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Scientific American
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
89177124
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0813-80