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Recovered 40% of the fuel contained in the tanks of Costa Concordia
If the marine conditions weather will continue to being favorable, the withdrawal of money operations would have to be concluded in about three working weeks
February 17, 2012
The structure of the delegated Commissioner for the emergency for the shipwreck of Costa Concordia and Costa Crociere has informed that the operations of withdrawal of money of the fuel from the cruise ship been shipwrecked 13th January to Isola del Giglio, that they continue uninterruptedly from hours 17,00 on 12 February according to the plan defined from the Black technicians of/Smit Salvage, have allowed until hours 7,00 today to recover altogether 952 cubic metres of fuel from four tanks of bow of the ship.
They still remain to empty a total of 1.428 cubic metres of fuel, contained in 13 tanks, of which 576 cubic metres they are contained in the bow tanks. According to the forecasts of the Black technicians of/Smit Salvage - the official notice continues - if the marine conditions weather will continue to being favorable, the operations of withdrawal of money of the fuel still anticipates on board of Costa Concordia would have to be concluded in about three working weeks.
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The structure of the delegated Commissioner for the emergency for the shipwreck of Costa Concordia and Costa Crociere has informed that the operations of withdrawal of money of the fuel from the cruise ship been shipwrecked 13th January to Isola del Giglio, that they continue uninterruptedly from hours 17,00 on 12 February according to the plan defined from the Black technicians of/Smit Salvage, have allowed until hours 7,00 today to recover altogether 952 cubic metres of fuel from four tanks of bow of the ship. 
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
