Costa Concordia Salvage to Begin in May
Civil Protection official Fabrizio Curcio told reporters at a conference on the island that he expected contracts to be signed by the end of April and the operation to begin in mid-May.
Sources close to the operation said two consortia were on the short list to carry out the salvage work. One was composed of Smit Salvage of the Netherlands and Italy’s Neri and the other by Titan Salvage of the United States and Micoperi of Greece.
The ship, owned by Carnival Corp & Plc, capsized off the Tuscan island after hitting rocks on Jan. 13. At least 30 people died and two are still unaccounted for.
The operation to pump more than 2,300 tons of fuel out of the vessel was completed last month.
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