it cost $ 1 billion to raise the costa concordia.
it cost $ 1 billion to raise the costa concordia.
how much does it cost to raise the costa concordia?
$ 1 billion
on 14 july 2014, work commenced to refloat "costa concordia" in preparation for towing. at this point, the costs had risen to €1 billion. including tow cost, €100 million for the ship to be broken up for scrap and the cost of repairing damage to giglio island, the estimated final cost was expected to be €1.5 billion ($2 billion). on 23 july, having been refloated, the ship commenced its final journey under tow at a speed of , with a 14-ship escort, to be scrapped in genoa. it arrived at port on 27 july, after a four-day journey. it was moored to a seawall at the port, awaiting dismantling processes.
costa concordia
below is a timeline of the wrecking, 13–14 january 2012 (using local time, which was utc+1).









































section::::see also.









































bullet::::- list of shipwrecks









































bullet::::- list of maritime disasters









































bullet::::- "carnival triumph"









































bullet::::- ms "sea diamond"









































section::::external links.









































bullet::::- peter wieslaw grajda: m/s costa concordia disaster – a survivor's story & photos









































bullet::::- www.theparbucklingproject.com — the parbuckling project: "costa concordia" wreck removal project site









































bullet::::- "costa concordia—update" from costa cruises









































bullet::::- "statement regarding costa concordia" from carnival corporation & plc, 14 january 2012









































bullet::::- francesco schettino news blog: "news and information on the costa concordia and its captain francesco schettino" (with cited links)
costa concordia disaster