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jimnyc
09-17-2013, 04:58 PM
If you remember, this sucker sank last year off the coast of Italy, leaving half the massive ship underwater and the other half just floating on top. The first picture shows how it looked prior to the salvage, the rest are now of the ship turned right side up. Amazing that they were able to bring this monstrosity back around.

http://imageshack.us/a/img842/8572/cfjy.jpg

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fj1200
09-17-2013, 05:01 PM
If you remember, this sucker sank last year off the coast of Italy, leaving half the massive ship underwater and the other half just floating on top. The first picture shows how it looked prior to the salvage, the rest are now of the ship turned right side up. Amazing that they were able to bring this monstrosity back around.

Was it actually floating or was it resting on a reef? I read a story and it sounded like it was resting on sort of structure that they built. I'm wondering how they're going to be moving it from where it is now.
Abbey Marie
09-17-2013, 05:01 PM
Maybe they are building these things too big.

If it had happened here, I think the Philly Parking Authority would be giving it daily tickets. :laugh:
hjmick
09-17-2013, 05:03 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoSFhN4W_wU
jimnyc
09-17-2013, 05:16 PM
Was it actually floating or was it resting on a reef? I read a story and it sounded like it was resting on sort of structure that they built. I'm wondering how they're going to be moving it from where it is now.

I think it was on a reef, or sea bottom. I don't think it was actually floating, bad choice of words on my part!
aboutime
09-17-2013, 07:27 PM
That ship DID NOT SINK. It ran-aground. Big difference.
Little-Acorn
09-18-2013, 10:21 AM
The captain exhibited a lot of poor judgement, from running too close to known underwater obstacles to abandoning ship with passengers still aboard later, etc.

But the one smart thing he did, after hitting the rock, was to steer the ship deliberately over to a very shallow area where it settled to the bottom WITHOUT most of it going under the surface a la Titanic. That probably saved a lot of passengers' lives, even though some died.

In all the famous after-the-disaster pictures, the ship was resting on its side on the (very shallow) bottom, for a year. Now they've pulled it upright. I have a hunch it's still resting on the bottom, just on an even keel now.