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This article is about the cruise ship. For the shipwreck on 13 January 2012, see Costa Concordia disaster.
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Costa Concordia
History
NameCosta Concordia
OwnerCarnival Corporation & plc
OperatorCosta Cruises
Port of registryGenoa, Italy
RouteWestern Mediterranean
Ordered19 January 2004
BuilderFincantieri Sestri Ponente, Italy
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€450 million
£372 million[4]
US$570 million[4]
Yard number6122
Launched2 September 2005 (2005-09-02)
Christened7 July 2006[1]
Acquired30 June 2006
Maiden voyage14 July 2006
In serviceJuly 2006
Out of service13 January 2012
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Call sign: IBHD
StatusCapsized off Isola del Giglio, Italy
Notes[2][3]
General characteristics
Class and typeConcordia class cruise ship
Tonnage114,500 GT
Length290.20 m (952 ft 1 in)
Beam35.50 m (116 ft 6 in)
Draught8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
Decks17
Installed power6 × Wärtsilä diesel engines, 75,600 kilowatts (101,400 hp)
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service: 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
maximum: 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity3780 passengers
Crew1,100
Notes[5][6]
Costa Concordia is located in Italy
Costa Concordia
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Location where Costa Concordia ran aground

MS Costa Concordia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkɔsta koŋˈkɔrdja]) is a Concordia-class cruise ship owned and operated by Costa Cruises, a subsidiary of British-American 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."[7]

She is the first vessel of the Concordia ship class, with sisters Costa Serena, Costa Pacifica, Costa Favolosa, Costa Fascinosa and Carnival Splendor built for Carnival Cruise Lines. Costa Concordia entered service in July 2006 and was one of the largest ships to be built in Italy, at 114,500 GT; the later Carnival Dream class are 130,000 GRT, and also built in Fincantieri.

On 13 January 2012, the Costa Concordia ran aground and partially sank on the western coast of Italy just off the shore of Isola del Giglio. Of the 4,200 passengers and crew, at least eleven people were killed, including ten passengers and one crew member and 23 still missing[8]. The situation is still ongoing.[9][10]

Concept and construction

The then-unnamed ship was ordered on 19 January 2004 in Fincantieri and built in the Sestri Ponente yard in Genoa,[2] as yard number 6122.[11] She was launched at Sestri Ponente on 2 September 2005,[12] and at the time of her construction was the largest Italian cruise ship ever built. She was delivered to Costa on 30 June 2006.[13]

Description

Costa Concordia is 290.20 metres (952 ft 1 in) long, about 21 metres (68 ft 11 in) longer than RMS Titanic, with a beam of 35.50 metres (116 ft 6 in) and a draught of 8.20 metres (26 ft 11 in). She is propelled by six Wärtsilä diesel engines of 75,600 kilowatts (101,400 hp), which could propel her at 19.6 knots (36.3 km/h).[11]

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.[3] The ship has four swimming pools, two with retractable covers, five jacuzzis, five spas, and a poolside screen on the pool deck.[3]

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 is a children's area equipped with PlayStation products. The ship has a Grand Prix motor racing simulator and an Internet café.[14]

Accidents and incidents

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.[14][15]

2012 grounding

Main article: Costa Concordia disaster

On 13 January 2012, at around 22:00 local time (UTC+1), Costa Concordia ran aground on rocks 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)) and began listing heavily towards the starboard side.[16] The ship was carrying 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew; in the next few days the bodies of 11 people were found.[17] Two South Korean passengers and an Italian crew member were rescued from the ship on 15 January, more than 24 hours after the accident.[18] As of 16 January 2012 around 16 people had not been accounted for.[19] By 18 January, the figures had been revised to eleven confirmed dead and 23 missing.[20]

Costa Concordia after it ran aground

An investigation was opened into the accident.

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.[21] Dutch company Smit International is responsible for removing the fuel, and offered to perform the salvage operation.[22][23][24]

Carnival expects the ship to be out of service for the remainder of the cruising season.[25] "Given the extensive damage reported, it appears possible that the ship is a constructive total loss," said Tim Ramskill, analyst at Credit Suisse.[26]

Another view of the collision at Isola del Giglio

Culture and media

The Costa Concordia had an inauspicious launch when the champagne bottle failed to break.[27]

In 2010, Costa Concordia provided the decadent setting for Jean-Luc Godard's film Film Socialisme (in English: Socialism).[28]

See also

  • MS Achille Lauro, the last Italian flagged passenger ship to be sunk in an accident before the loss of Costa Concordia. Achille Lauro is also infamous as the target ship of a terrorist hijacking.
  • MS Costa Europa, a Costa Cruises vessel involved in an accident with loss of life.
  • MS Sea Diamond, a Greek cruise ship which struck a rock and sank at Santorini, Greece.
  • SS Heraklion, a Greek car ferry that capsized and sank in the Aegean Sea in 1966.
  • MS Express Samina, a passenger ferry that sank in the Aegean Sea in 2000.

References

  1. ^ Eva Herzigova to be the Godmother of Costa Concordia
  2. ^ a b "Costa Crociere Orders A New Ship From Fincantieri With An Investment Of Around 450 Million Euros" (Press release). Fincantieri. 19 January 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Company Profile". Costa Cruises. 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Italy cruise ship Costa Concordia aground near Giglio". BBC. 14 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Costa Concordia. Costa Cruises. Retrieved 12 May 2010
  6. ^ "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Carnival Concordia". VesselTracker. 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Malta on new liner's itinerary". The Times of Malta. 19 September 2005. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Costa Concordia Itinerary". ToBeATravelAgent. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012. {{cite news}}: Check |archiveurl= value (help)
  9. ^ "Costa Concordia: Captain Arrested, 41 Missing After Italy Cruise Ship Disaster" (IBT)
  10. ^ "Italy probes sinking of cruise ship Costa Concordia". BBC News. 14 January 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  11. ^ a b "M/S Costa Concordia". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Costa Concordia, The Largest Italian Cruise Ship, is Launched in Genoa" (Press release). Fincantieri. 2 September 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  13. ^ "Costa Crociere Takes Delivery From Fincantieri Of The New Flagship Costa Concordia" (Press release). Fincantieri. 30 June 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  14. ^ a b "3 bodies recovered, many people missing after luxury boat runs aground in Italy". The New York Post. Associated Press. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Cruise liner damaged after leaving Malta". The Times of Malta. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  16. ^ Akwagyiram, Alexis (14 January 2012). "Italy cruise ship Costa Concordia: Search for missing". BBC News. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  17. ^ Staff writers. "Cruise captain 'committed errors', say ship's owners". BBC News. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  18. ^ Staff writers (15 January 2011). "Costa Concordia: Cruise ship survivors found". BBC News. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  19. ^ "Cruise ship disaster: sixth body found in corridor". The Telegraph. Tuesday, 16 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  20. ^ "Costa Concordia: Search suspended after ship shifts". BBC News Online. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  21. ^ Jones, Gavin; Denti, Antonio (15 January 2012). "Two more bodies found on ship, three people rescued". Reuters. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  22. ^ Kreijger, Gilbert; Graff, Peter (15 January 2012). "Dutch company SMIT to pump oil from Italian ship". Reuters. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  23. ^ "Dutch company salvaging Costa Concordia". Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  24. ^ [1]
  25. ^ "Carnival stock falls in wake of cruise ship disaster". The Globe and Mail. Financial Times. 16 January 2011.
  26. ^ Rupert Neate (Jan 16, 2012). "Shares in Costa Concordia owner collapse". The Guardian. Retrieved Jan 16, 2012.
  27. ^ Levy, Megan (16 January 2012). "Cursed Concordia 'born bad, ended up worse'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  28. ^ Brooks, Xan (15 January 2012). "Costa Concordia provided setting for a 2010 Jean-Luc Godard film". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2012.

External links

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