I have to wonder what navigation systems were lost on the Costa Concordia after flooding the main generator room, as well as likely the propulsion...
How accurate is the GPS on the large ships? I would think they would have digital maps tied to GPS that would give high resolution images of the...
Even if the personal items are removed, if the ship is left in place, scavengers will be climbing through the nooks and crannies for years looking...
I think it is in part a fault of a stern rudder which requires turning towards an obstacle to initiate a turn. Try pushing a shopping cart...
The Mediterranean is quite far removed from the Pacific Garbage Patch, which by all accounts is a large, low density area with generally small, or...
The global average calculated rate of sea level rise is about 3mm per year. In a decade that would be about 3cm. Over a century it would be...
Ahhh... Thanks So the Costa Concordia Displacement is 51,387 tonnes, which is more or less the weight of the steel and structure. That means...
That is a massive crane. However, if you read the article. http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/recovery/AJ2011102015329 The Asia...
As far as improvements, one of the first things that comes to mind is safer lifeboat deployments. Several of the Costa Concordia port side...
I think the question should be in the case of a multi-compartment failure, is the inevitable outcome either grounding or sinking, as well as...
100,000 tons of steel $400 per ton. ------------------------- $40,000,000 That's probably a bit on the generous side for the value of scrap,...
Thanks, That is what I had wondered about. A full width compartment would allow the ship to settle down vertically, but also have an amount of...
I watched much of the documentary again. There is a lot to indicate that those clips were actually of the Costa Concordia, including a mention in...
As far as watertight doors, perhaps I'm not clear of the distinctions, but I do see several doors on the ship with multiple heavy latches. Here...
Square or round bottom. The point is that you loose stability if you have no crosswise compartmentalization. You can simulate it easily enough...
There seem to be 3 Costa topics. Under Stability,...
So, what should the future of the ship be? Salvage? Or, perhaps recover the oil. Perhaps do some cleanup on it. Then take some dynamite...
Ok, Sorry for heading off the stability topic earlier. I now see the 3 different Costa topics here, each related, but each with a slightly...
Several of the people survived because they jumped off the ship and swam to the shore in the middle of the winter. That should not be considered...
I suppose I'm surprised about the lack of cross compartmentalization in the ship. So, a hole on the port side causes the starboard side to sink....
