Italian shipwreck attracts disaster tourists
Capsized Costa Concordia turns into disaster tourism site
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Hoards of tourists headed to the Italian island of Giglio on Sunday to see the capsized Costa Concordia with their own eyes.
The cruise liner, carrying more than 4,200 passengers and crew, ran aground off the Mediterranean island more than one week ago and has now become an unlikely tourist attraction.
"We were curious about seeing what happened and to see it close up," said Antonella Totti, who had travelled from the Tuscan town of Follonica.
However, ferry services were booked out and many tourists found themselves disappointed.
Those who did manage to reach Giglio were shocked by the sight of the half-submerged ship, which hit a rock on January 13.
Source: telegraph.co.uk
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says:
will someone tell those 'engineers' how easy it will be to re-float that ocean liner!!!
all they need to do is cover the hole(s) with netting (nylon/fish/steel rope) and then inflate numerous bladders/balls with air and fill the void with them.
OBVIOUSLY, you have the bladders taken underwater EMPTY, THEN filled with compressed air (via pumps on surface). Since the air is contained in the bladders, and the bladders are contained in the water space, sufficient water should be expelled to right the vessel and allow standard bilge pumps to finish the job once the breach is above water level.
and Obviously, you have HUNDREDS of divers doing this.
nuff said.
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