TITAN is Ready to Roll! Next Salvage Stage of the “Costa Concordia” Underway

Crowley Maritime's TITAN Salvage subsidiary and the Italian firm Micoperi are ready to roll! The next stage of salvaging the Costa Concordia - the rotation, or parbuckling, of the ship to an upright position, is scheduled to begin during the early morning hours on Mon., Sept. 16 (weather and other conditions permitting). You will be able to watch the action live via the webcam links listed below.
To whet your appetite while you wait, here are some videos, online stories and materials that will get you up to speed.
Summary of the Costa Concordia Salvage Job
The cruise ship Costa Concordia partially sank in Jan. 2012 after hitting a reef off the Italian coast and running aground at Isola del Giglio. Since then, Crowley Maritime Corporation's marine salvage and wreck removal subsidiary, TITAN Salvage, based in Pompano, Fla., has worked closely with partner Micoperi, an Italian company specializing in underwater construction and engineering, to refloat the wrecked cruiseliner and tow it away to a port, where it will be scrapped.
What is Parbuckling?
"Parbuckling" is the technical term for rotating or rolling a stricken vessel upwards in order to return it to a vertical position. Watch a video that demonstrates the parbuckling process here.
Parbuckling the Costa Concordia is a very unique engineering feat because it is the largest capsized passenger ship in history (approximately 300 meters in length and 114,000 gross tonnage) and because of its position.
Source: Crowley Maritime