On Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:02:04 -0400, Bill wrote:

On 7/23/2012 5:02 PM, Stefan Patric wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:53:56 +0100, hummingbird wrote:

On Thu, 5 Jul 2012 13:29:19 -0500, bob wald wrote :
off greece....did they ever raise it 15ft , anchore it.n make a hotel
outa it???????

What's going to happen to the Costa Concordia?

Last I've read: no decision has been made, and won't be until it's
floated, towed to a port, and inspected. But there are really only two
choices: sell as scrap; or refurbished to working condition.

Stef

I could be wrong but I'd think that the longer it sits underwater, the
greater the likelihood of it being scrapped.

Bill

There's also the question: If refurbished, and sold or returned to
cruising, can that cost be recovered in a reasonable time, and the ship
made profitable?

I'm sure there are lots of factors affecting the decision of refurbishing
or scrapping. One I can think of that has more to do with superstition
than the ship itself: Will enough people sail on a ship that sank to
make a profit?

Stef