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Fuel Pumped from Concordia
After nearly two weeks of delays, pumping operations began Sunday to remove some of the 500,000 gallons of fuel aboard the Costa Concordia. Dutch shipwreck
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Lawyer to Push for Change
A U.S. lawyer for compensation-seeking survivors of the Costa Concordia capsizing said Wednesday he will push for changes in maritime laws and technology to make
Enforcement of Safety Standards
As rescue efforts off the Tuscan coast wind down, the Dutch salvage company SMIT is standing by to stabilize the Costa Concordia by securing the vessel against further capsizing on ...
Concordia Disaster a Wakeup Call
"Any loss of life at sea is tragic, but the Costa Concordia disaster is even more traumatic since it was entirely preventable" Nexus Consulting offering safety expertise following Italian Carnival Cruise ...
MSR EXCLUSIVE: Charges Against Schettino
Maritime Security Review has obtained an English language translation of the Magistrate in Charge of Preliminary Inquiries' charges against Francesco Schettino, the Captain of the Costa Concordia. No. 12/285 N.R. and No. 12/117 ...
Quick Safety Changes Unlikely
(Reuters) - The cruise ship disaster off Italy's coast is drawing fresh scrutiny to the gaps in international safety rules and standards - yet there may be little appetite among ...
Impact With Rocks “Inevitable”
(Reuters) - Italian police have located the exact spot where the doomed Costa Concordia was pierced by sharp rocks that ripped open a hole in its hull and believe that ...
Cruise Ship Claims in Tens of Millions
The German reinsurer Munich Re expects claims related to the Costa Concordia to run into several tens of millions of euros. Following the capsize of the Italian cruise liner over 20 ...
Floating Concordia
Italy’s La Repubblica newspaper has posted a 3D animation illustrating the two technical options for refloating and removing the Concordia advanced by the Dutch Smit Salvage company. The video, with English ...
Maritime Disasters
An interesting article published in Popular Mechanics: The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the Italian island of Giglio came as a shock to the world—how could this happen to a ...Next Page »