Video footage of the initial trials yesterday refloating the Costa Concordia (compressed into 40 seconds):
[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX3be6GCeFY[/URL]

[QUOTE=Nick;378123]Video footage of the initial trials yesterday refloating the Costa Concordia (compressed into 40 seconds):
[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX3be6GCeFY[/URL][/QUOTE]

Schettino sucks...

The tugs are gathering for the Costa Concordia.
Link to live situation as given by Automatic Identification System (AIS) signalling:
[URL]http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/zoom:14/centerx:10.9205/centery:42.3595[/URL]

Fascinating!

The convoy plans to depart tomorrow (Wednesday), composed of the vessels shown.

The Costa Concordia has begun its final voyage.
Live position and webcams:
[URL]http://www.theparbucklingproject.com/tragitto.php[/URL]

Cruise ship safety hearing in the US
 

The US Senate committee on commerce, science and transportation has been conducted hearings on improving protection for cruise passengers.

[QUOTE]
At the hearing today before Senator John (Jay) Rockefeller regarding the “Cruise Passenger Protection Act (S.1340): Improving Consumer Protections for Cruise Passengers," three women told the committee their horrific experiences on cruise ships.
All of their accounts involve the common theme of a lack of basic consumer protections. Laurie Dishman was a victim of rape, Amanda Butler's mother experienced medical neglect leading to her death, and Kimberly Ware travelled aboard the carnival Triumph that suffered a complete power loss.
Chairman Rockefeller has explained the purpose of the hearing as follows: “This hearing – along with the other hearings and inquiries I have made into the cruise industry since I have been Chairman of this Committee – are about one thing, accountability. When it comes to the cruise industry, we have been doing our job, while the industry has not. We have held hearings, we have analyzed the data, and we have talked to many different people with experience in this industry. This oversight has led us very clearly to the conclusion that we have to act and pass legislation to better protect consumers. No other passengers should have to suffer when there are basic steps that can and should be taken to protect their safety and health.”
[/QUOTE]Full article:
[URL]http://www.cruiselawnews.com/2014/07/articles/passenger-rights/cruise-ship-safety-hearing-senator-rockefeller-demands-accountability-from-cruise-lines/[/URL]

BRAVO Senator! Good luck in the House. After all, Noah did just fine without OSHA or the Coast Guard. Too bad all the dinosaurs fell overboard. :devil:

[QUOTE=kladner;379047]BRAVO Senator! Good luck in the House. After all, Noah did just fine without OSHA or the Coast Guard. Too bad all the dinosaurs fell overboard. :devil:[/QUOTE]Largely because he decided to save the woodworms and termites.

We decided to post this PDF here because we didn't know what thread to put it in.

It is a very interesting place to visit!

Check out the type and size of the engines and propellers!

Edit: Funny page: [url]http://arkansasroadstories.com/engineering/hxtble.html[/url]

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Wiki on the smaller Fairbanks Morse diesels used in submarines-
[URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairbanks_Morse_38_8-1/8_diesel_engine[/URL]