Costa Crociere, within March the operations plan for the entire removal of the hull of Costa Concordia



If in these hours the operations of search of the missing persons in the property left at death one of the Costa Concordia cruise ship are suspended, hindered from the worsening of the atmospheric conditions, Costa Crociere has confirmed that he is working with maximum engagement and speed also on the plan of removal of the ship, "aware of the fact - he has emphasized the company - than it represents a priority for the safeguard of the atmosphere and the tourist activities of Isola del Giglio".

Costa Crociere has remembered of being itself activated until from the first next hours the shipwreck of the ship in order guaranteeing the minor possible environmental impact and the safeguard of the economic and tourist activities of Isola del Giglio and that, since quickly, the activities managed from the company constantly are shared and approve of by the Italian authorities premail, in a relationship of flood, transparent and total collaboration.

The company has explained that, after to have charged the society Smit Salvage BV, world leader of the field, for the removal of the fuel cargo of Costa Concordia and possession introduced a plan for the removal of other materials and potentially polluting substances, has instituted a technical committee, composed from representatives of Costa Crociere, Carnival Corporation & plc, Fincantieri, Rina and experts of the field, also in academic within, that it will operate for the best definition of the plan, in coordination with the competent authorities.

Costa Crociere has remembered moreover that, as anticipated in a letter sent to the Franco Gabrielli prefect, delegated commissioner for the Costa Concordia emergency, the company has indetto a contract all over the world, convening ten societies, for the presentation of a operations plan for the entire removal of the hull of the ship. The invitation - it has evidenced Costa Crociere - is addressed to greater and the more expert societies to the world, in a position to executing the operation in the minor possible time, guaranteeing maximum safety and the minor environmental impact: Smit Salvage BV, Svitzer Salvage BV, Mammoet Salvage BV, Titan Salgave, Resolve Marine Group Inc. , T&T Marine Salvage Inc. , Donjon Marine Inc. , Tito Neri Srl, Fukada Salvage & Marine Works Co. Ltd. and The Nippon Salvage Co Ltd.

Costa Crociere has announced that the managed plans will have to reach within the beginning of next March the company, than will estimate them with the scientific committee of the Civil Protection, in order to succeed in to choose the better plan by the end of the month.

"The indicated times - it has specified the crocieristica company - are from considering best the possible ones in a situation of this genre, given that slidings cannot be excluded from now, date the complexity of the operation".