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costa concordia. Is it only me that thinks the hauling cables are too close to the ship?
If they ran further out to sea, the angle would be much better and the strain on the cables far less. also have they restrained the ship so it doesn't topple back on it's port side? Those water tanks seem a useless idea that won't help to right it at all until the vessel is already near up-right and therefore not required.
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- mobile mikeLv 68 years agoFavourite answer
Yahoo had a good article this morning on how they plan to do it.The technique is called "parbuckling".Basicly chains and cables are attached to the port side and run under the ship where they are attached to the winch cable on the stbd side.Instead of trying to pick the whole ship up,they plan to roll it upright on to a submerged cradle.The tanks are just a counter weight when filled with water.Type in parbuckling for detailed info and images.
- Capt. JohnLv 78 years ago
Holy Mackeral. . . Have you got nothing else more important to think about? It's not like anyone is paying you to up-right that vessel. . .
I don't mean to sound negative, but jeepers. . . That's someone else's problem.
You can rest assured however - they will get it just right. It will up-right just perfectly!
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