More than 4,000
people were evacuated when the luxury vessel capsized next to the island of
Giglio
THE ill-fated
cruise ship which capsized killing 32 people on board takes its final voyage
before being scrapped.
The luxury vessel
smashed into rocks and sunk near the Island of Giglio on January 13 2012.
70% of materials
from the vessel after it is scrapped are expected to be fully recycled
The final
dismantling operation was due to began today in Genoa
Salvage and scrapping
efforts are estimated to have cost roughly £1.2 billion
More than 4,000
people were evacuated in chaotic scene when it drifted into shore and capsized.
Stark images
captured of the sinking show the cruise liner completely lit up like a scene
from Titanic.
Last year Captain
Francisco Schettino was convicted of multiple manslaughter counts and was
sentenced to 16 years.
He was accused of
delaying the evacuation and abandoning ship before all of the passengers and
crew had been rescued.
Pictures at night
with the cruise ship lights on appeared similar to the scene in Titanic
More than 4,000
passengers were evacuated from the stricken vessel
An aerial view
shows the Costa Concordia as it lies on its side next to Giglio Island
The cruise ship was
towed away from Giglio two years after the tragedy.
Salvage and
scrapping efforts are estimated to have cost roughly £1.2billion – making it
the most expensive maritime wreck recovery in history.
Costa Concordia has
now made her final voyage of 1.8 miles.
The final
dismantling operation was due to began today in Genoa and be completed by next
year.
Ship Recycling
Consortium (Saipem and San Giorgio del Porto) will now start to dismantle the
vessel with 70% of materials expected to be fully recycled.
Eye-opening images
revealed how the once majestic ship is barely even a shadow of its former self.
Empty stools line a
bar which once would have been bristling with upbeat holidaymakers, and a
ghostly corridor still has a stream of water running through it where the stricken
vessel filled-up with water.
The entertainment
room where cruise passengers would have enjoyed performances now sits totally
bare
Source: the sun. 01
September 2016
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