Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Ril

Tug RIL, IMO: 8116441, port of Livorno
The tug “Ril” has towed in port a barge of huge containers called sponsons, which will be used to float the “Costa Concordia” during her coming salvage, probably next summer.

External links: Risky Rescue: A Year After It Sank, Raising the Costa Concordia (The Daily Beast)
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9 comments:

  1. MichelleMarch 20, 2013 at 12:28 AM

    A hardworking vessel.

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  2. RandyMarch 20, 2013 at 2:21 AM

    Nice shot.

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  3. JackMarch 20, 2013 at 2:33 AM

    That is going to be quite a salvage operation.

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  4. Lois EvensenMarch 20, 2013 at 3:24 AM

    Cool. We are watching that story, too. What a mess that is.

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  5. cieldequimperMarch 20, 2013 at 8:19 AM

    Will you be documenting it?

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  6. DinaMarch 20, 2013 at 8:49 AM

    A strong- and serious-looking tug it is.
    Moving the Costa Concordia will be a huge and dangerous job but will produce great photos. I'll bet the residents of the island will be glad not to see that sad reminder off their coast anymore.

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  7. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerMarch 20, 2013 at 10:09 AM

    Are all those safety rings a good sign or a bad sign?!
    Duncan In Kuantan

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  8. VPMarch 20, 2013 at 3:02 PM

    ciel - It will take days and it is quite far from here...

    Duncan - Many of these service boats use tires to soften any impact with other vessels when maneuvering.

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  9. Traveling HawkMarch 21, 2013 at 10:46 PM

    Bright orange! That's a good contrats with the white part.

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