Two victims, a crew member and a passenger, are still missing from the wreck. Continue reading
Two victims, a crew member and a passenger, are still missing from the wreck. Continue reading
Divers are searching for two lost victims of the cruise ship disaster. Continue reading
DNA tests have identified remains found at the wreck as belonging to a 50-year-old female Italian passenger. Continue reading
An extreme of winter on Earth is Antarctica, where the handful of research bases are places of solitude and waiting. The Franco–Italian Concordia outpost, seen here in this cool space wallpaper, is one of these.
The shipwreck of the Costa Concordia claimed another life on Saturday -- more than two years after the cruise liner capsized off the coast of Giglio Island, killing 32 people. Continue reading
An accident has caused a steel pontoon supporting the wrecked ship to tilt, possibly threatening the stability of the ship. Continue reading
The European Union has invested in a project designed to keep damaged ships stable and afloat by means of airbag-like balloons. It is hoped that the new system, developed under the Su Sy project, will give emergency services extra time to evacuate stricken ships, minimizing the devastating losses of life synonymous with the sinking of cruise ships such as the Costa Concordia, and the South Korean ferry Sewol, which sank earlier this year... Continue Reading Air bags could keep sinking ships afloat
Section: Marine
Tags: Airbags, Balloon, Emergency, Inflatable, Rescue, Ships
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The Costa Concordia's refloating is visualized in 3D as technical adjustments continue.
A fleet of yellow sting-ray shaped robot submarines is monitoring the complex operation to refloat the Costa Concordia.
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