Almost Titanic 2

Cosimo · 16 Sep 2013 at 14:20

Two hours worth of uprighting....

Cosimo · 16 Sep 2013 at 17:13

Update:

The salvage operation will take at least another six hours, engineers have announced, with work continuing into the evening and possibly into the night.

Cables and jacks will continue to pull the ship upright for another four to six hours.

Gravity will then take over - the giant hollow boxes on the left-hand side of the hull will be flooded with water, helping to pull the ship fully upright. That process could take several more hours.

Cosimo · 16 Sep 2013 at 17:17

Approx three hours worth of uprighting since 14:20....

Cosimo · 16 Sep 2013 at 17:46

Dis86 said:
hard to judge how much it's moved due to the tide etc.

The tide will be a matter of a few inches so you can judge the movement.

Cosimo · 16 Sep 2013 at 18:57

Django x2 said:
What kind of sea tides do you experience? Most are more like feet rather than inches...

The Mediterranean has low tides. The tides at Montalto di Castro which is quite close to Isola del Giglio has a tide of 0.2 to 0.3 metres:

http://www.tides4fishing.com/it/lazio/montalto-di-castro

Cosimo · 16 Sep 2013 at 21:56

Cosimo · 17 Sep 2013 at 06:26

Up she rises.....

Done....

Cosimo · 17 Sep 2013 at 08:03

Cosimo · 17 Sep 2013 at 08:09

TaKeN said:
Krikey. Massive damage on the one side!

Not a pretty sight....

Cosimo · 17 Sep 2013 at 10:36

A look at the damaged port side:

Cosimo · 14 Jul 2014 at 11:49

She's now being refloated. Live links:

http://www.3news.co.nz/Livestream-R...erway/tabid/417/articleID/352650/Default.aspx

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...oating-phase-of-salvage-operation-begins.html