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Survivors from the shipwreck are waiting to board the next ferry from Giglio Island to Porto
Santo Stefano on mainland Italy.
There are concerns that the ship’s
sel’s hull, was designed to ensure the low-
wreck may now cause environmental dam-
est possible environmental impact and to
age as oil spills would endanger flora and
minimise harm to economic and tourism
animal life. Pollution of the coast would al-
activities. As a precaution, salvage staff will
so harm the local tourism business.
work to remove asbestos from the ship.
EXPERIENCED
tions will be off the island, near Piombi-
SALVAGE TEAM
no, where equipment and materials will
In April, Costa Crociere and the Costa Con-
also be stored.
The base for the salvage opera-
cordia Emergency Commissioner’s Office
There are four stages of operation in
announced that the tender for the removal
the salvage plan. First, once the ship has
of the ship from Isola del Giglio has been
been stabilised, an underwater platform
awarded to Titan Salvage, in partnership
will be built. Watertight boxes – or cais-
with the Italian company Micoperi.
sons – are to be fixed to the side of the
Titan Salvage is an American-owned
ship that remains above water level.
specialist marine salvage and wreck removal company, part of the Crowley Group.
Founded in 1981,