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It's been a month since the fatal sinking of the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy. And, now that the half million gallons of on-board fuel are being safely siphoned off, the ship's owner must decide—raise it from the seabed with hundreds of thousands of ping-pong balls or call in the Jawas and have it dismantled for scrap. More »
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The precariously perched hulk of the Costa Concordia cruise ship will be pulled off the seabed in one piece, Italian authorities said Tuesday. But it will take about a year to do so. The ship hit a reef on Jan. 13 after its captain ... Read Post

Ever since the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off Giglio, her gleaming white hull lying precariously sideways on the rocky seabed has sparked the question, can she can [...] Read Post

It’s been a month since the fatal sinking of the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy. And, now that the almost 2 million litres of on-board fuel are being safely siphoned off, the ship’s owner must decide — raise it from the seab... Read Post