How relevant are current Regulations? As far as I am aware the freeboard rules for C.C. would have been the latest amendments to the rules...
Scantling Draught This is the maximum operational draught applying to the structural design calculations (i.e. the structural scantlings) and...
It seems that this vessel hoggs with both wave crest amidships (max) and at the ends (min). This suggests a substantial excess weight associated...
Lines of sister Costa Serena Ralph, Have you seen the Lines Plan and other drawings of C Concordia's twin C Serena by Duffy 53 in Post 1122...
MSC 91/7/7 - English Version For those who prefer it in English try:...
Thanks for this useful input. The progressive flooding of comp 3 through the aft stairwell seems to be very important as the final initiator of...
I would not be surprised that the Cb is at least 0.75 for this type of ship and the quoted displacements are up to 55,000 tonne. The flow into...
A Useful Technical Report - if you speak Italian! Just noted the following extensive technical report (in Italian) on the CC added in the 'Costa...
Can you or your colleagues offer any English translation of the main points in this massive report - particularly the key technical details...
Concordia Model & Hydrostatics Ralph, you have made an excellent effort here and my only comment would be that the Sectional Area Curve needs...
Revision of Post 133 in the light of MIT Report A number of issues are clarified in this report, but their analysis of flooding is entirely...
Preliminary Italian Report given to MSC90, May 18th, London No-one seems to have found this so far - I got a link from another web forum....
To try to answer your questions: 1. The final equilibrium condition (assuming no flooding of Deck 1 or other spaces outside the original 5...
Why the final Capsize? The stable, near-equilibrium condition, outlined above in Post 133 at the time of grounding, is even more impressive...
0 & A Deck Arrangements In the end those pictures of the sisters are remarkably revealing if you scan through them all and use the 360...
See my analysis of wind heel in conjunction with reduced stability on Post 133, Page 9 of Simulating Costa Concordia dated today
Development of Posts 78/80 based on new insight from Posts 106 & 126 I have finally managed to piece together all the information available so...
If you've solved, is it possible to share with the rest of us please?
The 'Costa Atlantica' does not appear to have a readily available published depth, but her lowest passenger deck (of 12) has a similar...
All my information and analysis suggests that, having first heeled to port by virtue of 1 - turn; 2 - impact to port below CG (hardly a mystery!),...
