FLORENCE, ITALY – The wreck of the Costa Concordia will be scrapped in Genoa later this year, italian papers said Saturday.
The decision on the scrapyard will be announced in the next few days and the date when the hulk will be refloated is scheduled July 20.
The Concordia capsized off Tuscany after hitting a rock in an allegedly risky manoeuvre killing 32 people in January 2012. Captain Francesco Schettino is on trial for manslaughter.
In the meanwhile, work in progress at Giglio to complete the installation of S5, the eight of the 15 sponsons to be positioned on the starboard side of the Concordia.
In the meantime, remediation activity on sponson S13 have been completed in Genoa and the sponson is ready to depart from Genoa on board pontoon MAK tomorrow, having been now renamed S18.
Currently there are more than 300 people working 24/7 in Giglio to prepare the wreck for the refloating phase.