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Concordia work resumes after winds halt operations overnight

After strong winds halted refloating operations during the night at the Concordia wreck, divers resumed working to connect the last chains and cables to sponsons that are critical to further raising the vessel.

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

July 17, 2014

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Credit: Seatrade Cruise News

As of Thursday there are still two chains and four cables to be connected to three of the starboard sponsons—S4, S5 and S18—while the chain for starboard sponson S12 is in its final position and the connection was expected to be completed within hours, according to The Parbuckling Project.

A media update is scheduled for late afternoon, Giglio time.

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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