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Bad weather, shattered the windows of the ship

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Ffirenze.repubblica.it%2Fcronaca%2F2012%2F02%2F01%2Fnews%2Fconcordia_vento_e_mare_mosso_si_muove_la_vetrata_della_piscina-29130029%2F%3Fref%3DHREC2-7

"The instruments have detected acceleration of the movement of the bow of the ship Concordia, the order of up to 1.5 cm 7.5 cm per hour for a total of over seven hours. "These accelerations - specifies the Civil Defence - already registered on previous occasions, especially in conjunction phases of descent of the tide and also affected by weather conditions in place at the time and have returned values ​​totaled about 2 mm per hour ".

The Technical and Scientific Committee, adds Civil Defence, has established "to better understand the dynamics of these movements, to implement tracking the visual parts of the ship in contact with the seabed, as soon as sea conditions allow the installation of devices ".

Movement may also caused by strong winds and rough seas of the north-east today has shaken the island of Giglio. "

Original article in Italian:

http://firenze.repubblica.it/cronaca/2012/02/01/news/concordia_vento_e_mare_mosso_si_muove_la_vetrata_della_piscina-29130029/?ref=HREC2-7

It looks as if the salvage platform is being put back into place -

Giglio Port Web Cam:

http://www.giglionews.it/2010022440919/webcam/isola-del-giglio/webcam-giglio-porto-panoramica.html

Hope this is a good place to post this - there are so many threads I'm not sure...

Giglio islanders threaten to sue Costa Concordia owners

The islanders of Giglio are threatening to sue Costa Cruises and its American parent company amid fears that the presence of the crippled Concordia liner will ruin their summer tourist season and deter big-spending celebrities.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/9049387/Giglio-islanders-threaten-to-sue-Costa-Concordia-owners.html