Preliminary operations for the entrance of the Concordia in the Prà-Voltri port have been completed yesterday morning at 5 am.
Harbour pilots have boarded the Concordia. One of the two tugboats that have towed the Concordia to Genoa – Resolve Earl – has been disconnected, while the first harbor tug has been connected to the stern.
Next one to be disconnected is the Blizzard. The draft of the ship is approximately 18.5 meters.
During the operations Costa Crociere Ceo Michael Thamm went onboard the Concordia to meet Nick Sloane and his team.
“I wanted to personally thank Nick Sloane and the whole team for the extraordinary commitment they have always demonstrated throughout the project and wish them good work at the beginning of an important day of complex mooring operations” says Michael Thamm .
The notarial deed establishing the transfer of ownership of the Concordia from Costa Crociere to the Saipem/San Giorgio del Porto consortium was also signed yesterday at 3.40 pm.
The deed rules that the sale is carried out for the specific purpose of demolishing and recycling the wreck as agreed and in accordance with the prescriptions set forth by the Authorities and in particular by the Ministry of Environment.
Press Release, July 28, 2014