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Costa Concordia Begins Journey to Italian Port Costa Concordia Begins Journey to Italian Port
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The Costa Concordia began its final voyage toward the Italian port city of Genoa on Wednesday morning, two and a half years after it ran aground off a small Tuscan island in an accident that killed 32 people. ROME — The Costa Concordia began its final voyage toward the Italian port city of Genoa on Wednesday morning, two and a half years after it ran aground off a small Tuscan island in an accident that killed 32 people.
Sirens wailed somberly shortly after 9 a.m., when the 54,000 ton cruise ship began its slow rotation, assisted by tugboats. Hundreds of tourists and local people lined the port and shores of the island of Giglio to take photographs and shoot videos of the hulking vessel.Sirens wailed somberly shortly after 9 a.m., when the 54,000 ton cruise ship began its slow rotation, assisted by tugboats. Hundreds of tourists and local people lined the port and shores of the island of Giglio to take photographs and shoot videos of the hulking vessel.
The ship is expected to arrive in Genoa, about 200 nautical miles away, on Sunday. The cost of the removal has risen from an initial budget of $300 million to more than $1 billion.The ship is expected to arrive in Genoa, about 200 nautical miles away, on Sunday. The cost of the removal has risen from an initial budget of $300 million to more than $1 billion.
The departure of the Concordia was preceded by an elaborate process in which the ship was raised after workers spent months fitting 30 huge steel stabilizing containers, known as sponsons, that functioned as floats.The departure of the Concordia was preceded by an elaborate process in which the ship was raised after workers spent months fitting 30 huge steel stabilizing containers, known as sponsons, that functioned as floats.
Once the ship arrives in Genoa, the furniture and equipment will be removed from the 16-story cruise liner. In Giglio, the departure of the ship clears the way for the environmental recovery phase, which should last several months. Salvage workers will attempt to clean the seafloor and replant the rare marine flora that once attracted recreational divers.Once the ship arrives in Genoa, the furniture and equipment will be removed from the 16-story cruise liner. In Giglio, the departure of the ship clears the way for the environmental recovery phase, which should last several months. Salvage workers will attempt to clean the seafloor and replant the rare marine flora that once attracted recreational divers.