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Crane barge arrives to give Costa Concordia sponsons a liftCrane barge arrives to give Costa Concordia sponsons a lift
A crane barge arrived at Giglio Island to help position the 19 sponsons that will be attached to the wreck in preparation for its refloating.
Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review
April 22, 2014
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Credit: Seatrade Cruise News
The Conquest MB1 is an offshore crane barge fitted with a sophisticated rotating/luffing crane and automated heel/trim compensation system, according to The Parbuckling Project.
The diver teams involved in installing the sponsons will operate from the barge.
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