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csadn
09-16-2013, 16:17
For when one forgets to "keep the coppered side down": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parbuckle_salvage .
Naharaht
09-16-2013, 18:03
This process is currently being used to recover the MS Costa Concordia off Tuscany.
7eat51
09-16-2013, 19:31
This process is currently being used to recover the MS Costa Concordia off Tuscany.

I heard about this today. The engineering being used is quite fascinating.

http://www.geek.com/science/how-engineers-are-going-to-un-capsize-a-ship-more-than-twice-as-massive-as-the-titanic-1570889/
csadn
09-17-2013, 15:38
I heard about this today. The engineering being used is quite fascinating.

Yup. The science remains the same; only the scale changes.
Naharaht
09-17-2013, 22:09
The MS Costa Concordia has now been righted. The BBC News website has a 'time lapse' video showing the process. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24121480