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Concordia departure from Giglio may be set back a day

The weather and sea conditions at Giglio over the last days and the complexity of the refloating operations have caused some delays in Costa Concordia's removal schedule, officials said Thursday night.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

July 17, 2014

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Technicians are still aiming for the wreck to depart under tow on Monday but also are considering Tuesday as an alternative.

Divers are still working to connect the last chains and cables to Concordia's sponsons. As of Thursday night, there were still two chains and four cables to be connected to three starboard sponsons, S4, S5 and S18.

In the meantime, work has been completed on S12, and technicians were lowering the sponson to its final position.

 

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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