EQUIPMENT WEIGHT PROJECT

SALVAGE spmts / gantry lifting system/ barges / strand jack and tower lift system

114,000 ton

ITALY : CONCORDIA WRECK REMOVAL PROJECT (the refloating operation)

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LOGISTIC ACTIVITY AT

LIVORNO

Fagioli performed the transport,

load out and rotation of the

remaining 19 SPONSONS

which were used for the

REFLOATING operation of the

wreck. Once rotated, 13

SPONSONS out of 19 were

equipped with a “BUNDLE”

positioned on top of each

caisson and composed of

STRAND JACKS,

PLATFORMS, ANCHORS,

BASE PLATES, LINK DISC

PLATES

STRAND JACKS POSITIONED ONTO

THE SPONSONS AT STARBOARD

SIDE

•Fagioli used 48 Strand Jacks L600

(sponson internal side) to provide the

necessary strength to keep the sponsons

against the wreck.

•Fagioli used 36 Strand Jacks L300/L450

(sponson external side) to provide

the necessary strength to avoid the

sliding or overturn of the sponsons.

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Starboard side Sponsons: INTERNAL SIDE

Starboard side Sponsons: EXTERNAL SIDE

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The 19 sponson were installed by a geared barge provided

by the client equipped with a 1400 ton full revolving crane.

A wire messenger (picture

on the left) passing through

the same hole where the

strands were passing by)

was used to connect the

swivel pins tied to the

chains fixed on the wreck

at portside. Picture on the

right shows the internal and

external strand jacks.

The swivel pins (1) were connected to the chains (2) under water and to the wire messenger. The swivel pins

connected with the wire messenger were lifted by the crane (3) on the barge and entered into the female socket of the

link plates (4). After the connection, the strand jacks started pulling the link plates (5) holding and tightening the

sponsons against the wreck . In the meantime sponsons ballast and de-ballast operations were executed.

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2 43 5

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4 STEPS TO REFLOATING OPERATIONS

STAGE 1 : Partial Refloating and Eastward Movement of the Wreck

14th - 07 - 2014 The hull was refloated about 2 meters up and moved with the assistance of tugs approximately 30

meters in an Easterly direction (1). Some compressed air was pumped inside the sponsons to push the water out (2).

Eventually the wreck started refloating thanks to the sponsons (3).

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Anchoring the Wreck with Fagioli Towers and Tugboats

By the end of Stage 1 the Concordia was safely moored by two series of anchors aft and 6 steel cables connected to

Fagioli towers no. 1, 9 and 12 provided with 2x L600 strand jacks each (used previously for parbuckling) on the

starboard side and also kept in position by two tugboats at portside and a third located at the Concordia’s bow.

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STAGE 2 : Connection and tensioning of chains and cables and final positioning of the starboard sponsons

15th / 17th - 07 - 2014 Connection of the last 4 chains and 7 cables to starboard sponsons S18, S12, S4 and tensioning

of chains in starboard sponsons S3, S4, S12, S14, S18. In addition, 13 of the total 15 starboard sponsons were “lowered”

to their final position, with consequent refloating of the wreck.

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STAGE 3 : Actual Refloating

17th / 22nd - 07 - 2014 The salvage experts gradually pumped compressed air into the 30 sponsons, forcing the ballast

water out. The ship raised one deck at a time, starting from deck 6 to deck 3. By the end of this stage, the hull

emerged approximately 14 meters on the sea level compared to its starting position.

STAGE 4 : Departure from Giglio Island and Last Trip to Genova Voltri

23rd / 27th - 07 - 2014 After the necessary checks the Costa Concordia left the Giglio Island on the 23rd of July 2014

pulled by 2 tugs from portside, 2 auxiliary tugs deployed at the stern, one on either side. It took 5 days to move the

wreck from Giglio Island to Genova Voltri port covering about 200 nautical miles.

Six of Fagioli personnel were on board of Costa Concordia to control and check 24 hours / 5 days, the correct

functioning of the strand jack equipment during the whole trip to Genova Voltri.

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