http://newsdirect.nma.com.tw/SingleItem.aspx?asset_id=OEM_20120120_OINT_001
Salvage work is expected to begin soon on the Costa Concordia, currently resting in shallow waters off the island of Giglio but precariously close to a 70-meter drop. The stricken Italian cruise ship weighs 114,500 tons and is holding 2,400 tons of fuel oil. In a worst-case scenario, tides or a storm surge could cause it to slide and sink to the depths below. If the oil spilled, it would hamper salvage work and devastate Europe's largest cetacean sanctuary. Source: National Post, BBC
Italians should stick to... rowing boats! ;)
mrteemumilto 19 hours ago
DON'T WORRY ITALY!!....IF WORST COMES TO WORST WE (THE U.S.) WILL SEND BP TO TAKE CARE OF IT!! :D
AppalachianKnight77 1 day ago 2
it could also fall if they pump them big ballon -looking things it could fall thatt horrible 70 metre drop
sadie12261 6 days ago
wow. if a storm stuck at the ship. they are fucked. Titanic never carried oil. only jut cargo and coal. the pearl habour's lost battleship has oil spill by little by little. the costa concordia has the most. its toxic. i am not trieing to compare with that but that was kinda true.
daffytitanic 6 days ago
It would probably break up if there was a large swell or storm.
precccciousssss 1 week ago
@NaughtyBwoi Internal volume, as far as i know is how big it is on the inside. Usually measured in m3 (Cubic meters - EU measuring).
For example if a soda can says "33cl", it should mean that the internal volume of the can is approximately 33cl or; 330cm3. Weight, or Mass, as it is also called is how much the internal volume weighs. This can vary depending on whats inside. If it would be filled with lead, the mass would be greater. And if empty, lower.
(Physics-nazi might flame me.)
solitajre222 2 weeks ago
@wahaya2 internal volume and weight is the same thing isnt it?
NaughtyBwoi 2 weeks ago
Cool
Killerkolt88 2 weeks ago
@wahaya2 Came here to say that.
rcj1942 2 weeks ago
The ship does NOT weigh 114,000 tonnes - they're quoting the ship's gross tonnage or G.T., which despite having the word 'tonnage' in it actually has nothing to do with weight, but instead refers to the ship's internal volume. The displacement of the Costa Concordia - its actual mass - is considerably less, at about 50,000 tonnes.
wahaya2 3 weeks ago