The
news of the cruise ship Costa Concordia hitting a rock and sinking at
the beginning of a planned Mediterranean Sea cruise on the Tuscan Island
of Giglio on January 12, 2012, brought shock to the world at large.
This was because the Costa Concordia, one of the world’s largest cruise
liners (roughly weighing twice as the Titanic) sinking could very well
result in a loss greater than that of the Titanic in the early twentieth century.
But in scenarios different from what was witnessed during the Titanic
era, the engineering world has been called to quick action due to the
growing concern of environmental and other sundry hazards the continued
presence of the wrecked ship in the Tuscan waters could cause to the
ecosystem and marine business at large.
But the Nigerian
response to this great challenge posed by the increasing cases of
abandoned vessels and ship wrecks is short of expectations.The huge
costs for this removal/recovery projects may be prohibitive, but the
harm and the dangers they would cause if unattended to will be
astronomical and of inestimable value.
As engineers primarily
strive to make the world a better place for all, the Costa Concordia
Salvage process should serve as a wakeup call to our marine engineers in
conjunction with the marine/maritime regulatory agencies like the
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerian Maritime Administration and
Safety Agency (NIMASA) to take the right step and clear our waterways of
all ship wrecks and abandoned vessels.
READ MORE>>http://ning.it/16cHXXT
The
news of the cruise ship Costa Concordia hitting a rock and sinking at
the beginning of a planned Mediterranean Sea cruise on the Tuscan Island
of Giglio on January 12, 2012, brought shock to the world at large.
This was because the Costa Concordia, one of the world’s largest cruise
liners (roughly weighing twice as the Titanic) sinking could very well
result in a loss greater than that of the Titanic in the early twentieth century.
But in scenarios different from what was witnessed during the Titanic
era, the engineering world has been called to quick action due to the
growing concern of environmental and other sundry hazards the continued
presence of the wrecked ship in the Tuscan waters could cause to the
ecosystem and marine business at large.
But the Nigerian
response to this great challenge posed by the increasing cases of
abandoned vessels and ship wrecks is short of expectations.The huge
costs for this removal/recovery projects may be prohibitive, but the
harm and the dangers they would cause if unattended to will be
astronomical and of inestimable value.
As engineers primarily
strive to make the world a better place for all, the Costa Concordia
Salvage process should serve as a wakeup call to our marine engineers in
conjunction with the marine/maritime regulatory agencies like the
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerian Maritime Administration and
Safety Agency (NIMASA) to take the right step and clear our waterways of
all ship wrecks and abandoned vessels.
READ MORE>>http://ning.it/16cHXXT
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