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[SomeBeach]

Clive, you made it!!

WL, the link Clive provided is the one many of us have been watching. The feed will automatically go to the conference when the officials come out. Turn your volume up as it's translated.

[Rochesterboatingdotcom]

Still sinking - watch the funnel - it is spraying water every now and then

[vickieonacruise]

Press starting now wow awesome job

 

 

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[Clar5]

And we have news conference time.

 

 

That could be...

[Clar5]

Sounds like they didnt realize the damage on the submerged side was that bad.

 

"sides of ship need a lot of work".

[USNUZULOOSE]

This has been an awesome time sharing this with all of you!

[megan_in_pink]

Why must the DC cops/ FBI and them have their conferences at the same time?:(

[Clar5]

Confirming my other statement. They really had no idea how bad the submerged side really was...

[KandCsailing]

I'm totally amazed that they got the ship upright in one day.

You can really see how much of the ship was underwater from the dark section on the front of the ship. Not much in cabins or cabin safes would be worth saving after that much time underwater. None of our cabin safes have ever had watertight seals.

 

Add me to the list of lurkers glued to this thread all day. I wonder if they accounted for both dents in the ship when they came up with this plan.

 

Thats a huge dent in front and I dont know how to describe the one in the rear.

I heard a Canadian company, 2G Robotics, interviewed on the radio this morning that will be doing underwater scanning and I guess above water of the newly exposed side to then translate the info for the next attachments.

[clive and anne]

Ladies & Gentlemen

That's it. Costa Concordia is safely on the platform.

Can I take this opportunity to thank you all for seeing me through this momentous event.

I have to thank the survivors of the disaster, all of you who contributed to the thread today and all you who came to have a look.

There has been over 11000 views today which must be some sort of record.

Thanks to Nick Sloane and his team for their wonderful work.

With that its night night God Bless, my bed awaits.

[megan_in_pink]

I wonder if they will have to change this up. They are going to have a hard time getting into the state rooms in those areas.

[Clar5]

I wonder if they will have to change this up. They are going to have a hard time getting into the state rooms in those areas.

 

 

If there are any staterooms to get to. It doesnt look good for cabins in those areas.

[USNUZULOOSE]

Ladies & Gentlemen

That's it. Costa Concordia is safely on the platform.

Can I take this opportunity to thank you all for seeing me through this momentous event.

I have to thank the survivors of the disaster, all of you who contributed to the thread today and all you who came to have a look.

There has been over 11000 views today which must be some sort of record.

Thanks to Nick Sloane and his team for their wonderful work.

With that its night night God Bless, my bed awaits.

 

Thank you for all your work. It was great sharing this with you and everyone else here. You deserve that good sleep. I am not far behind..:)

[megan_in_pink]

If the ship looks that bad, think of what the seabed looks like by now.

[SomeBeach]

Ladies & Gentlemen

That's it. Costa Concordia is safely on the platform.

Can I take this opportunity to thank you all for seeing me through this momentous event.

I have to thank the survivors of the disaster, all of you who contributed to the thread today and all you who came to have a look.

There has been over 11000 views today which must be some sort of record.

Thanks to Nick Sloane and his team for their wonderful work.

With that its night night God Bless, my bed awaits.

 

Good ni, eerrr, good morning. Get some rest now.

Fox, yes, I too thought about Cheng. Sorry he wasn't with us today but hope he was in a port somewhere to see some of this.

[lightman1984]

just heard about 5 horn blasts from the live feed, followed by lots of cheers and applause.

 

amazing feat of engineering.

[CruisersNC]

Should be interesting to see some aerial pictures of the ship now that she's upright. I want to see how crushed-in those damaged areas on the starboard side are.....and a view from straight above should tell a lot.

[SomeBeach]

I'm totally amazed that they got the ship upright in one day.

You can really see how much of the ship was underwater from the dark section on the front of the ship. Not much in cabins or cabin safes would be worth saving after that much time underwater. None of our cabin safes have ever had watertight seals.

 

Some good pieces of jewelry could be in those safes.

I know prior to this disaster I always had pieces that I stored in the safe. Not that I think there could be another Captain out there that would be as stupid as this one was but the truth is, "ship" happens on board. I don't travel that way any longer.

[islandgirlejfan]

just heard about 5 horn blasts from the live feed, followed by lots of cheers and applause.

 

amazing feat of engineering.

 

Totally amazing....I was in disbelief when I heard the horn. I've been totally riveted to the feed at work today and when I got home from work. The engineering work is totally phenomenal!

 

Should be interesting to see some aerial pictures of the ship now that she's upright. I want to see how crushed-in those damaged areas on the starboard side are.....and a view from straight above should tell a lot.

 

When light breaks, we are going to be able to see a lot better....hopefully, some of the news programs will have coverage tomorrow morning.

[crusinpsychRN]

Ladies & Gentlemen

That's it. Costa Concordia is safely on the platform.

Can I take this opportunity to thank you all for seeing me through this momentous event.

I have to thank the survivors of the disaster, all of you who contributed to the thread today and all you who came to have a look.

There has been over 11000 views today which must be some sort of record.

Thanks to Nick Sloane and his team for their wonderful work.

With that its night night God Bless, my bed awaits.

 

Thank you so much. I've been watching all day.

[MorganMars]

Thanks for your recommendation BTW MM - still haven't been to bed yet. Though I am running on fumes but that's ok. Ya don't get to watch history every day.

 

 

I am so glad that so many stayed. It has been an amazing event and a joy sharing it with all of you.

 

Clive, I switched from coffee to ale, but it's 10:30 PM here, so I don't have to eat the whiskey and cornflakes.:D

 

My heart goes out to all those impacted by this disaster.

[SomeBeach]

Could it be the grout bags that account for the slight list we see? Thinking maybe they were a bit higher to allow for some settling with the weight of Concordia on them now.

[crusinpsychRN]

Hearing the cheers gave me chills. Dramatic feat of engineering. Prayers to all involved who went through this disaster, those who perished and those who worked for this day.

Edited September 17, 2013 by crusinpsychRN

[lightman1984]

Wonder how full the Blister tanks are - or if they have been emptied. Given the extent of the damage from the forward grounding - which appears to be catastrophic - it seems to me that there should be more support under the front of the ship. The forward-most platform would be right at that damaged area, and I don't know that there's grout bags in front of the platform because of the drop-off in the sea bed. Perhaps that's where an empty blister comes along and provides the upward force at this stage, acting like a cervical collar.

[tofubeast]

Check out the first picture here on CNN.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/15/world/europe/italy-costa-concordia-salvage/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

 

You can really see some of the damage!