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Thread #142686   Message #3308455
Posted By: Charley Noble
14-Feb-12 - 01:48 PM
Thread Name: BS: Costa Concordia Sinking-2012
Subject: RE: BS: Costa Concordia Sinking-2012
There's some success reported now on pumping the oil out of the grounded wreck. But it will take at least a month, pumping 24 hours a day. The oil needs to be warmed so it can flow. The tanks need to be tapped and then refilled with salt water after they are emptied.

Charley Noble