[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by widebody911

I wonder why they're scrapping it there and not in one of the normal 3rd-world scrapyards

hope I don't get PARFed for saying this, but it appears to be a political decision. Keeping jobs in Italy.

In December 2013 invitations were issued by Costa to twelve companies to tender for the dismantling of Costa Concordia, in France, Italy, Norway, Turkey and the UK.[189] On 30 June 2014 the Italian Government endorsed Costa's decision to have the vessel dismantled at Genoa by Italian companies Saipem, Mariotti and San Giorgio.[190][191]

On 14 July 2014 salvage operators re-floated Costa Concordia off its submerged platform and towed the ship laterally a short distance away from the coast.[193][194][195][196][197][198] As of 20 July 2014, the ship had re-floated 7.5 metres from its supporting platform, with 6.3 metres remaining.[199] On 23 July 2014, the Costa Concordia began its final journey to the Port of Genoa.[14][200]

On 27 July 2014, the Costa Concordia arrived in Genoa where it was moored against a wharf that had been specially prepared to receive the vessel for dismantling.[201] On 11 May 2015 Costa Concordia was removed to another location within the Port of Genoa to ease the access of road vehicles which carry the waste from the wreck.[202]

That won't buff out.


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