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Shipping News and information / Re: Refloating of Costa Concordia started this morning

« on: July 16, 2014, 07:52:32 AM »

These links offer an automatically updating image...

This one for the long view

http://www.giglionews.it/2010/02/24/webcam-giglio-porto-panoramica/

This one for the close up, at sea level

http://www.giglionews.it/2010/02/24/webcam-lavori-rimozione-costa-concordia-parbuckling/

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Shipping News and information / Re: "Costa Concordia" - Follow the salvage operation live on webcam!

« on: September 17, 2013, 03:13:43 AM »

The ship is now upright (low in the water to rest on the purpose made bed). This was completed 4am Giglio time. The Parbuckling Project officials held a press conferrence to say that the operation was a success and had gone to plan. There has been no pollution from the ship and they will monitor and stabilize the ship's position. Preparation for the next stage will then occur.

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Shipping News and information / Re: "Costa Concordia" - Follow the salvage operation live on webcam!

« on: September 17, 2013, 12:12:17 AM »

Watching this on the Reuters live feed, very interesting!

Here is a video animation showing the first three phases, watch on HD...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qPf6bGarcK0

They say that in another 3-4 hours the ship should be upright if all goes smoothly.

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Shipping News and information / Re: "Costa Concordia" - Follow the salvage operation live on webcam!

« on: April 19, 2013, 01:32:32 AM »

Thanx for that :), I'm still continuing to follow the progress.

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Shipping News and information / Re: "Costa Concordia" - Follow the salvage operation live on webcam!

« on: October 29, 2012, 07:08:21 AM »

Its been a while since I've been on the forum, but the ASV Pioneer is clearly visible next to Concordia now.

http://www.giglionews.it/2010022440919/webcam/isola-del-giglio/webcam-giglio-porto-panoramica.html

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Shipping News and information / Re: "Costa Concordia" - Follow the salvage operation live on webcam!

« on: September 12, 2012, 05:12:39 AM »

There is now a large barge with what appears to be a hoisting crane on it (and another crane)...please excuse my lack of vessel identification skills here ;-) Someone more in the know might be able to identify it.

Seen here...

http://www.giglionews.it/2010022440919/webcam/isola-del-giglio/webcam-giglio-porto-panoramica.html

I wonder if they are getting close to the actual 'righting' of the stricken ship?

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Shipping News and information / Re: MTS Oceanos

« on: September 12, 2012, 05:05:02 AM »

No pics, but there are videos from a TV special and news footage on Youtube, if you haven't see them already -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BFux2AAMso  and  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rQ3Uhl__CE


I hope that helps a little


...And this 6 part special that goes into it in depth, also on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Ifnl3Iung&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZHyll-Mkzc&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WuAiDy9Xqc&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-3EruOUW0&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT16nqNj0i4&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc1G6gux1pk&feature=relmfu

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Shipping News and information / Re: Costa Concordia salvage to cost

« on: August 05, 2012, 08:01:20 AM »

Unfortunately the closeup webcam belonging to www.thelastsalute.eu has been pulled due to permission problems and continuity for their movie making. Here it is in their own words...

Damn that was a good webcam

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Shipping News and information / Re: Interesting photos of the RMS Titanic

« on: August 05, 2012, 07:54:17 AM »

Many thanx for that 

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Shipping News and information / Re: Costa Concordia salvage to cost

« on: July 06, 2012, 07:20:19 AM »

Thanks for the new webcam link, Mallorcasailor 

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Shipping News and information / Re: Costa Concordia salvage to cost

« on: July 05, 2012, 10:38:16 AM »

Unfortunately, the close-up webcam seems to longer be working - http://camera.thelastsalute.eu/webcam.jpg , so it might be harder to see some of the progression with the Gilgio Port one only http://www.giglionews.it/2010022440919/webcam/isola-del-giglio/webcam-giglio-porto-panoramica.html

It will be interesting to see how the work unfolds.

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Shipping News and information / Re: P&O Cruise Line's 175th Anniversary Event

« on: July 05, 2012, 01:45:54 AM »

Well done on the shots, in such difficult conditions, thanx very much for those. Your summer looks like our winter, here 'Downunder'

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Shipping News and information / Re: P&O Cruise Line's 175th Anniversary Event

« on: July 04, 2012, 09:34:35 AM »

Best videos I found of the event...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBb--B5ums8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vAnx_p8EcY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOOfXLGJf2g

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Shipping News and information / Re: Interesting photos of "AIDAaura", Yalta, Ukraine

« on: July 04, 2012, 05:22:02 AM »

I already mentioned about the visual compression that zoom lenses do, and yes I agree, they are well composed photos.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Interesting photos of "AIDAaura", Yalta, Ukraine

« on: July 04, 2012, 01:47:38 AM »

I have been watching the cruise ship webcams everyday and unfortunately missed seeing this.

I agree, risky, allowances should always be made for the unforeseen (engine failure, inaccurate readings, inaccurate maps) If I'm reading the charts accurately, they appeared to have deviated from the recommended course on an earlier occasion in order to get closer to the promontory and the 'castle', and this time they went even closer. (Allowing for the fact that the telephoto lenses of the camera compress the scene, making things seem closer than they might have been)

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.