Concordia to be raised next week
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A team of 500 mechanics are expected to start raising Costa Concordia on Monday (16 September).
The salvage team will begin the first phase of the parbuckling procedure to get the ship upright and able to tow to a scrap yard.
The 144,500-tonne ship has been lying on its side off the coast of the Giglio island since January 2012 when it capsized with 4,229 people on board.
Work on the process is due to start at 4am UK time by US firm Titan Salvage and Italian company Micoperi.
Last month several tanks and steel platforms had been put in place to secure the badly-damaged hull as it is lifted by ropes and pulleys.
An official go-ahead will be given on Sunday afternoon and is expected to be completed in one day. Maritime traffic in the area will be blocked while it takes place.
The salvage operation, headed by Franco Gabrielli, is the biggest ever attempt for a passenger ship and could see the hull buckle, although it has been ruled out the hull will split in two.
The Costa Concordia incident killed 30 people when it capsized in January 2012, with two people still missing. The manslaughter trial of the ship’s captain Francesco Schettino will resume the Monday after (23 September).
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