Costa Concordia

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For the January 2012 shipwreck, see Costa Concordia disaster.
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Costa Concordia on 31 July 2009
Career
Name: Costa Concordia
Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator: Costa Crociere
Port of registry: Italy Genoa, Italy
Route: Western Mediterranean
Ordered: 19 January 2004
Builder: Fincantieri Sestri Ponente, Italy
Cost: €450 million (£372 million, US$570 million)
Yard number: 6122
Launched: 2 September 2005 (2005-09-02)
Christened: 7 July 2006[1]
Acquired: 30 June 2006
Maiden voyage: 14 July 2006
In service: July 2006
Out of service: 13 January 2012
Identification:
Call sign: IBHD
Status: Capsized off Isola del Giglio, Italy
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: Concordia class cruise ship
Tonnage: 114,137 GT
Length: LOA 290.20 m (952 ft 1 in)
LBP 247.4 m (811 ft 8 in)
Beam: 35.50 m (116 ft 6 in)
Draught: 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
Depth: 14.18 m (46 ft 6 in)
Decks: 13
Installed power: 6 × Wärtsilä 12V46C; 75,600 kilowatts (101,400 hp) combined
Propulsion: Diesel-electric; two shafts (2 × 21 MW)
Two fixed pitch propellers
Speed: 19.6 knots (36.3 km/h; 22.6 mph) (service)
23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) (maximum)
Capacity: 3,780 passengers
Crew: 1,100
Costa Concordia is located in Italy
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Location where Costa Concordia ran aground

MS Costa Concordia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkɔsta koŋˈkɔrdia]) was a Concordia class cruise ship owned and operated by Costa Crociere, a subsidiary of American-British Carnival Corporation & plc. She was built at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente yards in Italy. The name Concordia was intended to express the wish for "continuing harmony, unity, and peace between European nations."[3]

Costa Concordia was the first of the Concordia class cruise ships, followed by sister ships Costa Serena, Costa Pacifica, Costa Favolosa and Costa Fascinosa, and Carnival Splendor built for Carnival Cruise Lines. When the 114,137 GT Costa Concordia and her sisters entered service, they were among the largest ships built in Italy until the construction of the 130,000 GT Dream class cruise ships.

On Friday 13 January 2012 Costa Concordia struck a rock in the Tyrrhenian Sea just off the shore of Isola del Giglio, near the western coast of Italy.[4][5] This tore a 160 ft long gash in her hull; with water flooding in and listing, she sailed to shallow water nearby where she grounded and capsized.[6][7] All but 33 of the 3,229 passengers and 1,023 crew were saved.

As of 26 January 2012 (2012 -01-26) the ship was lying on her side on an underwater ledge with most of her structure above water, and in danger of shifting and sinking. Industry experts believe that the ship may be a constructive total loss.

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[edit] Concept and construction

The largest Italian cruise ship ever conceived, Costa Concordia was ordered on 19 January 2004 in Fincantieri and built in the Sestri Ponente yard in Genoa,[8] as yard number 6122.[9] She had an inauspicious launch at Sestri Ponente on 2 September 2005,[10] when the champagne bottle failed to break.[11] The ship was delivered to Costa on 30 June 2006.[12] She cost €450 million (£372 million, US$570 million) to build.[13]

[edit] Description

Costa Concordia was 290.20 metres (952 ft 1 in) long, with a beam of 35.50 metres (116 ft 6 in) and a draught of 8.20 metres (26 ft 11 in). She was equipped with a diesel-electric propulsion with six 12-cylinder Wärtsilä 12V46C[14] four-stroke medium-speed diesel generating sets with a combined output of 75,600 kilowatts (101,400 hp) and two 21 MW electric motors connected to fixed-pitch propellers.[15] Her service speed was 19.6 knots (36.3 km/h; 22.6 mph),[9] but during sea trials she could achieve a speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph).

[edit] Layout

Costa Concordia layout consists of 13 decks (deck 1 is the lowest deck): [16]

  • Deck 1 Olanda
  • Deck 2 Svezia
  • Deck 3 Belgio
  • Deck 4 Grecia
  • Deck 5 Italia
  • Deck 6 Gran Bretagna
  • Deck 7 Irlanda
  • Deck 8 Portogallo
  • Deck 9 Francia
  • Deck 10 Germania
  • Deck 11 Spagna
  • Deck 12 Austria
  • Deck 13 (sometimes called 14) Polonia

[edit] Amenities

Costa Concordia has 1,500 cabins; 505 have private balconies and 55 have direct access to Samsara Spa; 58 suites have private balconies and 12 have direct access to the spa. Costa Concordia has one of the world's largest exercise facility areas at sea, the Samsara Spa, a two-level, 6,000 m2 (65,000 sq ft) fitness center, with gym, a thalassotherapy pool, sauna, Turkish bath and a solarium.[17] The ship has four swimming pools, two with retractable covers, five jacuzzis, five spas, and a poolside screen on the pool deck.[17]

There are five onboard restaurants, with Club Concordia and Samsara taking reservations-only dining. There are thirteen bars, including a cigar and cognac bar and a coffee and chocolate bar.

Entertainment options include a three-level theatre, casino, and a discotheque. There was a children's area equipped with PlayStation products. The ship has a Grand Prix motor racing simulator and an Internet café.[18]

[edit] Accidents and incidents

[edit] 2008 bow damage

On 22 November 2008, Costa Concordia suffered damage to her bow when high winds over the Sicilian city of Palermo pushed the ship against its dock. There were no injuries and repairs started soon after.[18][19] [20]

[edit] Holed and grounded 2012

Main article: Costa Concordia disaster
Costa Concordia after it ran aground

On 13 January 2012, at around 22:00 local time (UTC+1), Costa Concordia hit a rock[4][5] off Isola del Giglio (42°21′55″N 10°55′17″E / 42.36528°N 10.92139°E / 42.36528; 10.92139 (Costa Concordia 2012 grounding)); a 50-metre (160 ft) long gash was later found to have been made. With water rushing in, the vessel started to list to port, turned, and began listing heavily to starboard.[21][7] She sailed into shallow water where she came to rest lying on her side in an unsteady position on a rocky underwater ledge with most of her structure above water[22], and in danger of sinking into a 70 m-deep trough.[23]

She was carrying 3,229 passengers and 1,023 crew members,[24][25] all but 33 of whom were saved; as of 26 January 2012 (2012 -01-26) the bodies of eleven named passengers, two crew members, and three unidentified people had been found, and the search continued, with seventeen people known to be missing.[26][27][28][29] A list of those dead and missing was published on 26 January[26]. The head of the Italian Civil Protection Agency said that there could have been more people not registered to be on the vessel ("illegals") aboard.[27]

An investigation was launched into the cause of the accident; attention was initially focused on the actions of the captain prior to the impact and during the evacuation, but later the chief prosecutor overseeing the inquiry urged investigators to look to the role played by the ship's owners, talking about "lifeboats that did not come down, crew who did not know what to do", and passengers being told by a crew member to return to their cabins[5].

Dutch salvage experts were called in to assess options for removing the ship, with 2,380 tons of fuel needing to be removed first, in order to prevent or mitigate an oil spill.[30] Dutch company Smit International is responsible for removing the fuel, and offered to perform the salvage operation.[31][32][33]

On 16 January Carnival expected the ship to be out of service for the rest of the year.[34] However, according to Tim Ramskill, analyst at Credit Suisse, on the same date "Given the extensive damage reported, it appears possible that the ship is a constructive total loss."[35]

[edit] Culture and media

In 2010, Costa Concordia provided the decadent setting for Jean-Luc Godard's film Film Socialisme (in English: Socialism).[36]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Eva Herzigova to be the Godmother of Costa Concordia". freesun. 21 June 2006. http://www.freesun.be/freesun_news/23_june_2006/costagodmother.html. Retrieved 20 January 2012. 
  2. ^ RINA (2012). "Costa Concordia". Leonardo Info database. RINA Marine. https://www.leonardoinfo.com/leonardoInfo/LeoInfoLogInExternalServlet?ImoNum=9320544. Retrieved 2012-01-20. 
  3. ^ "Malta on new liner's itinerary". The Times of Malta. 19 September 2005. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20050919/local/malta-on-new-liners-itinerary.77802. Retrieved 15 January 2012. 
  4. ^ a b Gaia Pianigiani (22 January 2012). "Costa Concordia May Have Had Unregistered Passengers". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/world/europe/costa-concordia-may-have-had-unregistered-passengers.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=concordia&st=cse. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  5. ^ a b c John Hooper (24 January 2012). "Costa Concordia captain not solely to blame, says prosecutor". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/24/costa-concordia-captain-blame-prosecutor?INTCMP=SRCH. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  6. ^ Naufragio al Giglio, tre morti annegati Fermati comandante e primo ufficiale, Corriere de la Sera, 14 January 2012 Confirms that vessel was holed. (Italian)
  7. ^ a b Christopher Booker. "The EU ignored years of expert warnings on cruise ship safety". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/9030330/The-EU-ignored-years-of-expert-warnings-on-cruise-ship-safety.html. Retrieved 26 January 2012.  Discusses stability issue when large modern ships are holed. Explains heeling first in direction of hole, then in opposite direction.
  8. ^ "Costa Crociere Orders A New Ship From Fincantieri With An Investment Of Around 450 Million Euros" (Press release). Fincantieri. 19 January 2004. http://www.fincantieri.it/cms/data/browse/news/000161.aspx. Retrieved 2 September 2011. 
  9. ^ a b "M/S Costa Concordia" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.nu/costa_concordia_2006.htm. Retrieved 14 January 2012. 
  10. ^ "Costa Concordia, The Largest Italian Cruise Ship, was Launched in Genoa" (Press release). Fincantieri. 2 September 2005. http://www.fincantieri.it/cms/data/browse/news/000193.aspx. Retrieved 2 September 2011. 
  11. ^ Levy, Megan (16 January 2012). "Cursed Concordia 'born bad, ended up worse'". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/cursed-concordia-born-bad-ended-up-worse-20120116-1q1w2.html. Retrieved 17 January 2012. 
  12. ^ "Costa Crociere Takes Delivery From Fincantieri Of The New Flagship Costa Concordia" (Press release). Fincantieri. 30 June 2006. http://www.fincantieri.it/cms/data/browse/news/000065.aspx. Retrieved 2 September 2011. 
  13. ^ "Italy cruise ship Costa Concordia aground near Giglio". BBC News. 14 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16558910. Retrieved 14 January 2012. 
  14. ^ Costa Concordia 3,780 Berths, Cruise Vessel, Built 2006. TradeWinds. {{convert/{{{2}}}|2012-01-28|0|||||||r=re|d=LoffAoffDbSoff|s=}}
  15. ^ Generazione di Energia A Bordo di Navi da Crociera. Cetena. p. 7. http://diem.uniud.it/Conf_energia_navi_19-05-09.pdf. 
  16. ^ "Costa Concordia deck plans". http://www.atc.fi/decks/Costa_Concordia_deck_plans.pdf. 
  17. ^ a b "Company Profile". Costa Cruises. 2011. http://www.costacruisesasia.com/B2C/PAO/Corporate/The+company/aboutourselves/aboutourselves.htm. Retrieved 2 September 2011. 
  18. ^ a b "3 bodies recovered, many people missing after luxury boat runs aground in Italy". The New York Post. Associated Press. 14 January 2012. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/three_coast_several_missing_after_Ztwzh4pOyI28VzooFByOnM/2. Retrieved 16 January 2012. 
  19. ^ "Cruise liner damaged after leaving Malta". The Times of Malta. 23 November 2008. http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20081123/local/cruise-liner-damaged-after-leaving-malta.234247. Retrieved 12 January 2012. 
  20. ^ Staff writers. "Costa Concordia search operation resumes". BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16660403. Retrieved 21 January 2012. 
  21. ^ Akwagyiram, Alexis (14 January 2012). "Italy cruise ship Costa Concordia: Search for missing". BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16561382. Retrieved 14 January 2012. 
  22. ^ Photographs in this article and elsewhere show that much of the ship is not submerged as of 24 January 2012
  23. ^ Marco Bertacche (January 19, 2012). "Concordia at ‘High Risk’ of Sinking, Italian Minister Says". Bloomberg. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-19/concordia-at-high-risk-of-sinking-italian-minister-says.html. Retrieved January 19, 2012. 
  24. ^ "Carnival Corporation & plc Statement Regarding Costa Concordia". Carnival Corporation & PLC. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=200767&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1648204&highlight=. Retrieved 24 January 2012. 
  25. ^ Winfield, Nicole; Frances D'Emilio (14 January 2012). "Coast guard: cruise ship runs aground off Italy, 3 bodies found; helicopters rescue others". Associated Press. http://www.newser.com/article/d9s8kfi00/coast-guard-cruise-ship-runs-aground-off-italy-3-bodies-found-helicopters-rescue-others.html. Retrieved 24 January 2012. 
  26. ^ a b List of dead or unaccounted for from Costa Concordia. 19 names unaccounted for include 3 unidentified bodies. 26 January 2012
  27. ^ a b "Costa Concordia: 13 confirmed dead after body found". BBC News. 22 January 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16672216. Retrieved 22 January 2012. 
  28. ^ "Costa Concordia: Captain Arrested, 41 Missing After Italy Cruise Ship Disaster" (IBT)
  29. ^ "Italy probes sinking of cruise ship Costa Concordia". BBC News. 14 January 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/64hLyP5kH. Retrieved 15 January 2012. 
  30. ^ Jones, Gavin; Denti, Antonio (15 January 2012). "Two more bodies found on ship, three people rescued". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/15/us-italy-ship-idUSTRE80D08220120115. Retrieved 16 January 2012. 
  31. ^ Kreijger, Gilbert; Graff, Peter (15 January 2012). "Dutch company SMIT to pump oil from Italian ship". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/15/us-italy-ship-salvage-idUSTRE80E0HI20120115. Retrieved 16 January 2012. 
  32. ^ "Dutch company salvaging Costa Concordia". Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 15 January 2011. http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/dutch-company-salvaging-costa-concordia. Retrieved 16 January 2011. 
  33. ^ Nationalpost.com
  34. ^ "Carnival stock falls in wake of cruise ship disaster". The Globe and Mail (Financial Times). 16 January 2011. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/carnival-stock-falls-in-wake-of-cruise-ship-disaster/article2303714/. 
  35. ^ Rupert Neate (Jan 16, 2012). "Shares in Costa Concordia owner collapse". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jan/16/shares-costa-concordia-owner-carnival. Retrieved Jan 16, 2012. 
  36. ^ Brooks, Xan (15 January 2012). "Costa Concordia provided setting for a 2010 Jean-Luc Godard film". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/15/costa-concordia-jean-luc-godard. Retrieved 16 January 2012. 

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