show the ship off
...and so he decided to change the course of the ship to go closer to the island [within 150m] and pass in front of the little city.” As to the sequence of events, Mr Foschi said, “We
really do believe that the ship hit the rock and all the other events happened because of this.” Speculation as to what actually happened has been rife. The exact details will only emerge when the Italian Coast Guard has published its report, which could take up to 18 months. Bud Darr, director of environmental and health
programmes at CLIA, told PST, “I hope enough time is given as we have a lot to learn from this investigation. I think it is counter-productive to rush results of something so important.” Within a week of the incident Costa’s parent company Carnival Corp announced a comprehensive audit and review of all safety and emergency response procedures across its entire fleet. Although the group and the industry have maintained an excellent safety record over the years, Micky Arison, chairman and chief executive officer, said, “However, this tragedy has called into question our company’s safety and emergency response procedures and practices. While I have every confidence in the safety of our vessels and the professionalism of our crews, this review will evaluate all practices and procedures to make sure that this kind of accident doesn’t happen again.” On 27 January CLIA launched a ‘Cruise
Industry Operational Safety Review’ in response to the incident. It will include a comprehensive assessment of the critical human factors and operational aspects of maritime safety. As best practices are identified, they will be shared among CLIA members and any appropriate recommendations will be shared with IMO. An additional item on passenger ship safety has
been included on the agenda of IMO’s maritime safety committee which meets in May. This comes against a background of a raft of safety measures already under review. Secretary-general Koji Sekimizu has asked the Italian Administration to report its findings to IMO as soon as possible. CLIA members have already started conducting
internal reviews and consulting external experts. It has already identified and put into effect its first best practice: CLIA member lines and those of the European Cruise Council and UK Passenger
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Shipping Association have agreed to conduct the mandatory muster for embarking passengers prior to departure from port, even though Solas currently requires only that it takes place within 24 hours of embarkation. On Costa Concordia, 696 passengers of the 3,200 had embarked at Civitavecchia (of these, 90 per cent were repeaters) and the muster drill was not due until the following day. Safety videos were playing in the cabins on arrival. Under the CLIA formal muster policy, those passengers arriving after the muster has been completed will promptly be given individual or group safety briefings that meet the requirements for musters applicable under Solas, which could be after the ship has sailed. Cunard Line and P&O Cruises, both part of Carnival, told PST in early February that they have already been following these procedures for some time. Discussing which areas could be next for review, Mr Darr highlighted bridge team management. “How the bridge watch team function together will certainly be of high priority to our members as they are examining their operational procedures.” At the global media press briefing held during
Riviera Maritime Media’s Passenger Ship Safety Conference on 19 January, Christine Duffy, president and chief executive officer of CLIA, said, “We are calling on IMO to undertake a comprehensive
Salvage contract
Smit Salvage was hired to remove the 2,300 tonnes of fuel (17 tanks of HFO and four of MGO) and other materials and potential pollutants from Costa Concordia. The first oil was removed on 12 February. Costa Cruises is also working on a plan to remove the ship itself. A technical committee has been set up to draw up the best plan with 10 companies invited to tender: Smit Salvage; Svitzer Salvage; Mammoet Salvage; Titan Salvage; Resolve Marine Group; T&T Marine Salvage; Donjon Marine; Tito Neri; Fukada Salvage & Marine Works; and the Nippon Salvage Co. Plans will be presented to Costa Cruises by the beginning of March with the successful one expected to be announced by the end of that month.
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