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On January 13 2012, one of Costa Cruises biggest cruisers, Costa Concordia, sank and capsized on the coast of Italy after hitting a rock, 50 feet long. Visible progress on the outside of the vessel so far is the top of her funnel has now been cut away and removed. However, a news team '60 Minutes' have now put cameras all over the ship and for the first time ever, the world can watch a video that was made by 60 Minutes on what the ship is like on the top deck. Salvage teams plans now are to build a mega platform underneath the ship, attach a massive gate to her, hoisted by cranes on a barge, and then tugs will float her out to deep enough see where she will sit for the remainder of her short life until she gets cut up and sent away in pieces to be scrapped. That's the plan anyway from what the picture ( Left ) is showing. Will it work? It might but it is going to take years I think!
Left: How the Salvage teams will lift the wreckage of Concordia up
Carnival Corporation & plc is donating $2 million to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy that struck the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, and devastated New Jersey and New York. The funds are earmarked for four charities providing an array of relief and rebuilding services and support.
The Robin Hood Relief Fund will receive $1 million, Habitat for Humanity International will receive $500,000, and Save the Children and the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City — Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts each will receive $250,000. "Super Storm Sandy was one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history and on behalf of the 90,000 global employees of Carnival Corporation & plc we are pleased to provide this financial support to those who were affected by the storm," said Micky Arison, chairman and CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc. "We also have a special relationship with the region, with several ships either homeported or visiting the area as a port of call, as well as hundreds of thousands of residents who sail on the fleets of our various cruise brands."
CMA CGM MARCO POLO:
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST
VENTURA DAMAGED
IN STORM IN BISCAY
USS ENTERPRISE
DECOMMISSIONED
MAN FALLS TO HIS
DEATH FROM CRUISE
SHIP MSC FANTASIA
BBC ADRIATIC
BEACHED OFF THE
COAST OF TURKEY
SALVAGE TEAMS NOW HAVE A PLAN FOR
THE CAPSIZED COSTA CONCORDIA
CARNIVAL CORP PLC DONATES $2 MILLION TO HELP
OUT HURRICANE SANDY VICTIMS
CMA CGM Marco Polo made her maiden visit to Southampton in the early hours of Sunday morning ( 09 Dec 12 ). I saw her pass Ryde at about 0600 and unfortunately, it was pitch black so all I could see was lights. However, when she passed Portsmouth you could really see her true size without any lights - She is MASSIVE! Marco Polo was put in service about one month ago now ( November 12 ) and has been to Hong Kong and the Suez Canal. Her Estimated time of arrival for Southampton was 0830, although she made it in quite early! She will depart tomorrow ( Monday 10 Dec 12 ) at a Estimated time of departure at 1500. *Subject to change
Ventura suffered serious damage to her top deck in a storm in the Bay of Biscay while returning to Southampton at the end of a cruise. It seems that a large split running across the top deck became apparent after the ship encountered heavy weather. There was also damage to some side screens, and the balcony cabin passengers on the deck below were asked not to use their balconies. Clearly, in this non-structurally significant part of the superstructure, the superficial damage appeared to be worse than it really was. Ventura returned to Southampton as scheduled on 19 October, and after inspection and repairs was allowed to proceed as scheduled on her mini-cruise to Zeebrugge
She has been in service for the US Navy for 51 years now, her time is finally up. USS Enterprise ( CVN 65 ) has now been decommissioned ( 01 Dec 12 ) She was the world's first ever nuclear powered aircraft carrier in her time, 51 years ago. She was officially decommissioned on December 01 2012 at Pier 12 in Norfolk, Virginia. The name of the carrier, Enterprise will be sprayed on the side of another US Navy Vessel though, when the US launch their Ford Class Carrier, CVN-80 that will then become USS Enterprise
On December 06 2012 a successful Brazilian business man fell to his death after falling from the eight or ninth deck from his balcony onto the fifth deck on board MSC Fantasia. The cruise ship was sailing between Santos and Rio de Janeiro, carrying 3780 passengers on a three-night cruise. The passenger was identified as Theobald Perelo. One newspaper in Brazil, A Tribuna, referred to him as the owner of one of the largest wholesale distributors in the region and a figure well known and respected in Ilheus, Bahia. Some think he had a heart attack and there is now lots of suspicion
A German General Cargo container ship BBC Adriatic was beached by a storm near Kumkoy, Black sea on the west coast of Istanbul Strait, at around 0900 LT on Tuesday 04 December 2012. Salvage tug and boats sent to the scene, it’s not clear yet if crew is to be evacuated. It is believed no-one was hurt/injured in this accident
On this day also, about 25 mn away from BBC Adriatic, a second small freighter was in trouble to, ( M/V ) Volgo-Balt 199. The small freighter sank off of the coast of Istanbul, not far from the beaching of BBC Adriatic. One sailor was killed