Is that ship still stuck?

Re:Is that ship still stuck? by wongarsu on Thursday March 25, 2021 @06:58PM (#26586709)

Maybe something like those air/water tanks they attached to the side of the Costa Concordia to float it [1].

But you would have to take great care to prevent it from rolling over, so you probably can't lift it up too far.

1: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28288823

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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by OldHand2018 on Thursday March 25, 2021 @08:55PM (#26587676)

Just so everyone is clear: The company that handled the salvaging of the Costa Concordia is the company that is handling the salvaging of this ship. Same exact people! You can bet that they are going to be doing the best thing that can be done.

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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by pasttense01 on Friday March 26, 2021 @01:29PM (#26594714)

Yes, but remember how long the Costa Concordia salvage took:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Concordia_disaster#Salva...

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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by D2187645 on Saturday March 27, 2021 @01:20PM (#26603779)

wow 15 months

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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by fallingknife on Thursday March 25, 2021 @11:02PM (#26588357)

And if you want to know more about the Costa Concordia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh9KBwqGxTI

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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by achow on Friday March 26, 2021 @12:24AM (#26588726)

Using the same Concordia techniques maybe SMIT Salvage would float Evergreen to 'loosen' it a bit out of sand, loosen further by dredging, and then when high tide comes [1], Evergreen would be able to turn around with help of tug boats.

[1] https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/best-shot-at-unblocking-suez...

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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by achow on Friday March 26, 2021 @05:22AM (#26590156)

[1] https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/best-shot-at-unblocking-suez...

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