Costa concordia engineers exhausted and relieved after. An accurate reconstruction based on black box and automation system data abstract. Was there loadstability monitoring software used onboard. Navcruiser pro nextgeneration electronic navigation software disclaimer. Media caption reconstruction of the concordia s final minutes by dutch software firm qps hopes for deal. Vdrs are considered the best evidence in an accident investigation. Reconstruction of concordia crash jump to media player dutch software firm qps has used the costa concordia s own navigation data to create a reconstruction of the incident in which at least 16. Last voyage for costa concordia cruise ship page 2 boat.
Sep 17, 20 exhausted but relieved, the engineers in charge of the marathon parbuckling of the costa concordia said they had kept their promise of a safe and successful operation, hours after bringing the. The costa concordia disaster hurt the cruise ship industry in a profound. Costa concordia investigation report published world. A top costa executive, gianni onorato, said saturday that the concordia s captain had the liner on its regular, weekly route when it struck a reef. Last voyage for costa concordia cruise ship page 42 boat. Summary if the danger of fire has always been the utmost threat for passenger vessels and still is, despite the technological evolution and the progress of rules and regulations as well as the. A fascinating look and close up reconstruction of the costa concordia accident from ais data that shows the vessel striking the rocks, drifting off and doing a small loop around the area and.
Last voyage for costa concordia cruise ship page 10. On 11 may 2015 costa concordia was removed to another location within the port of genoa to ease the access of road vehicles which carried the waste from the wreck. If this is the case at 1hr 15 mins into the disaster, then at about 30 mins in, as the vessel did its final turn, flooding in compartment 7 may not have yet reached deck a, compartment 8 would be perhaps only quarter full or less, compartment 5 would have been flooded to the waterline while the other 2 would have. The purpose of this paper is, however, not to speculate about the concrete causes of the costa concordia accident, but rather to. Jan 21, 2012 via the tipline john konrad, ceo and uscg licensed master mariner unlimited, narrates the reconstruction of the final maneuvers leading to the costa concordia tragedy. An overview of nhtsas crash reconstruction program winsmash. Costa cruises is no more accident prone than other cruise lines. Exhausted but relieved, the engineers in charge of the marathon parbuckling of the costa concordia said they had kept their promise of a safe and. One assumes that it must have appeared in italian and then translated into english. There is a pretty detailed reconstruction in a local newspaper renown for its journalistic investigations of what happened in the immediate aftermath of the grounding. There was a blackout aboard after the hit and the compartment watertight doors have allegedly closed when the seawater started to rush in, so it could be that these persons might have been in the lower cabins and couldnt find the way out. Last voyage for costa concordia cruise ship page 34.
Jul 06, 2014 the costa concordia disaster, when the cruise liner capsized off italy more than two years ago, will likely end up costing the ships owners just over 1. Using a real world case, the sinking of the ship costa concordia, we will describe. Virtual crash can be used for drawing scale diagrams, building 3d models, performing physics studies, creating animations, and more. This paper delves into the examination of data found in the vdr from the actual costa concordia accident in 2012, and describes the recovery of information useful for the investigation, both by deduction and by reverse engineering of the data, some of which were not even shown by the official replay software. You have all your claim relevant data recorded and the other party has an appropriate document for his insurance, where he can fill in all neccessary information. The costa concordia left the italian port of civitavecchia at 19. Costa concordia accident report released the monitor. The recent accident of the passenger ship costa concordia was the latest opportunity to use our resources to the fullest extent. Jan 14, 2012 last voyage for costa concordia cruise ship. Maps and graphics about the costa concordia cruise ship, which ran. Cameron slateras much at home writing editorials as being the subject of them, cam has won awards, including the canon media award for. An accurate reconstruction based on black box and automation system data. Costa concordia anatomy of an organisational accident.
Post costa concordia the flooding of five continues watertight compartments containing most of the ships vital equipment makes the costa concordia casualty an exceptional incident. Working under a hypothesis built on publicly available data till july 2012, the grounding of costa concordia appears to be an organisational accident. The new damage algorithm in winsmash is based on an assumed. Costa concordia ais reconstruction of accident youtube.
Stamp graphics for cars, trucks, motorcycles, signs, and hundreds of other elements right onto the diagram. Five years after the costa concordia ran aground off the coast of giglio, italy, the massive salvage effort for the stricken ship in a genoa drydock is completed. The costa concordia cruise liner, which lay partially submerged off the italian island of giglio for more than two years, is now being gradually dismantled after one. Software per ledilizia e soluzioni per geometri, ingegneri, architetti, periti. Vdr from the actual costa concordia accident in 2012, and describes the recovery of in. Jan 14, 2012 t there are 70 people missing and are feared trapped inside the ship. Steve reworded some parts of the quote, which is problematic because, well, its a quote. While the initial technical assessment has been completed there are still ongoing investigations and a criminal case and it may be sometime before the full facts. Surreal and unsettling photos of the massive cruise ship after it capsized off the coast of italy. Traffic accident reconstruction your software company.
The accident of the cruise ship costa concordia off the coast of isola del giglio in january. Jan 16, 2012 33 jawdropping photos of the costa concordia disaster. Costa concordia salvage efforts over, five years after. The track was produced by dutch company qps specializes in navigation software based on the gps information of the ship. Costa concordia investigation report available safety4sea. May 24, 20 the costa the lifeboats were moored inside the harbor pier before dawn. No matter how old your charts, the rocks are still in the same. However, costa concordia was carrying over 4,200 people, not counting in the stowaways, the presence of whom has been confirmed later, which means the number of passengers was more than double compared to titanic. A forensics perspective on the costa concordia shipwreck mario piccinelli, paolo gubian. All of our software titles are designed to be extremely easy to use by those who are involved in the reconstruction of traffic automobile motor vehicle vehicular accident crash collisions, such as those in law enforcement, police, as well as an accident, crash, or collision reconstruction firm, engineers and engineering firm, lawyers.
Thirtytwo people died after the costa concordia cruis ship ran aground with more than 4,000 passengers and crew on january 2012, only hours after leaving the italian port of civitavecchia. However, the organisation has ignored the urgent requirement for investigation of the real reasons behind the disaster, especially the failure of the courts to. In this paper, an accurate reconstruction of the events preceding the january th, 2012 impact of the costa concordia cruise ship with the rocks of isola del giglio is presented, along with the emergency. The costa concordia disaster hurt the cruise ship industry in a profound way a senior cruise liner figure has said. The costa the lifeboats were moored inside the harbor pier before dawn. Costa concordia, i think most seafaring professionals have a pretty good idea of what happened. An investigation focused on shortcomings in the procedures followed by costa concordias crew and the actions of her captain, francesco schettino, who left.
After the sinking of the costa concordia, the imo has not used the absurd the ship is a lifeboat phrase again. On 11 may 2015 costa concordia was removed to another location within the port of genoa to ease the access of. Has anybody here, or in another thread on costa concordia s accident. Jan 25, 2012 costa concordia vdr broken hopes were high that the costa concordia voyage data recorder, vdr, would resolve keys issues about the vessels grounding on january, including communications between the master, francesco schettino, and the ship owners executives. I have had no time to read through all posts, sorry. Jul 17, 2017 five years after the costa concordia ran aground off the coast of giglio, italy, the massive salvage effort for the stricken ship in a genoa drydock is completed. Time flies and it is now eighteen months since the costa concordia disaster.
Qps reconstruction of the concordias final minutes. The incident resulted in the death of 32 persons and the injury of 157 others. Smartdraw accident reconstruction diagram software is both easy and powerful. Last voyage for costa concordia cruise ship page 2. Abstract in this paper, an accurate reconstruction of the events preceding the january th, 2012 impact of the costa concordia cruise ship with the rocks of isola del giglio is presented, along with the emergency countermeasures activated by the ship automation system after the impact. If s top costa executive was corrected quoted, then he wasnt following the usual rules about what to say and not say when a disaster happens.
Personally i am more interested in the carnival splendor, and its engine room fire and black out in late 2010. Sailing analyses was performed using the transas naviharbour vts and transview software overlaid within the latest transas senc charts and simulation was executed using the transas ntpro. The italian ministry of infrastructure and transport mit released. An accurate reconstruction based on black box and automation system data conference paper pdf available november 2015 with 501 reads how we. We have no idea what happened on the bridge of the costa concordia on the night she made headlines by running onto a rock off the island of giglio in italy, but here is a small reconstruction. Concordia captains stunt blamed for cruise wreck cbc news. Italian maritime investigative body on marine accidents marine accident investigation cs costa concordia th january 2012 italian ministry of infrastructure and transport msc90 london may 18th, 2012 this document, and more, is available for download from martins marine engineering page. The italian ministry of infrastructure and transport mit released the long awaited english translation of its report on the safety technical investigation into the marine casualty on january, 2012 involving the cruise ship costa concordia. Indeed, in a poll we conducted just after the accident, 65 percent of the 6,000 cruise critic. The detailed reconstruction of the route of the costa concordia on the night of january. A fifth estate report pieces together the details of the costa concordia disaster, with exclusive footage of passengers chaotic evacuation and a reconstruction of the captains risky manoeuvre.
Longterm impact from the costa concordia cruise disaster. Marine casualties investigative body cs costa concordia pag. Analist group has started testing an innovative reconstruction method with the local police forces, a complete solution has been devised to reconstruct and measure car accidents. The policeone police accident reconstruction product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching accident reconstruction products. From titanic to costa concordiaa century of lessons not. The new innovative solution for traffic car accident reconstruction and investigation the complete solution for all police forces. Jul 23, 2014 costa concordia says goodbye to giglio as it embarks on final voyage. Staying true to this idea, we created the brand new cemload software. Was it possible to quickly run scenarios to determine how to counter ballast, or to determine survivability. Our accident report forms will help to assert your claims. Smartdraw includes a variety of accident reconstruction templates and examples that are easy to edit and customize.
The purpose of this paper is to describe the new enhancements in the program. Costa concordia says goodbye to giglio as it embarks on final. The costa concordia disaster, when the cruise liner capsized off italy more than two years ago, will likely end up costing the ships owners just over 1. Reconstruction of costa concordia accident wobh media. Dutch software firm qps has used the costa concordias own navigation data to create a reconstruction of the incident in which at least 16. In this underwater photo released by the italian coast guard a scuba diver swims inside the cruise ship costa concordia, jan. Full costa concordia investigation report released gcaptain. Costa concordia investigation update recommends solas changes. Dirigo software traffic accident reconstruction formula. Jan 21, 2012 costa concordia accident reconstruction.
Im just noting this here because i dont have time at the moment to do anything about it. Costa concordia salvage efforts over, five years after tragic. Nearly a year and a half after the costa concordia hit rocks in giglio, killing 32. The carabinieri knew nothing about the accident, so they have contacted the coast guard. And the other day the report by the italian marine casualties investigative body was released. To me this represents an obviously major failure in design, construction, and, or operation of the engineering spaces. Costa concordia cruise disaster a closer look to the cruise ship costa concordia ran aground the isola del giglio after hitting underwater rocks on january the costa concordia disaster was the partial sinking of the italian cruise ship costa concordia when it ran aground at isola del giglio,tuscany, on january 2012 with the loss of 32 lives. The damage algorithm used in crash3 has been reformulated in winsmash. An organisational accident is a rare, but often catastrophic, event that occurs within complex organisations as a product of technological innovation. Last voyage for costa concordia cruise ship page 42. Accident reconstruction diagram software free online app or. An accurate reconstruction based on black box and autom. Costa concordia highlights vdr lessons maritime accident. The costa concordia disaster is often associated with titanic in public view.
As much at home writing editorials as being the subject of them, cam has won awards, including the canon media award for his work on the len brownbevan. The ship capsized as a result of largescale internal flooding from a 53meter long breach of its hull involving. Costa concordia investigation update recommends solas changes debbie, november 30, 2012 november 30, 2012 italy has given an update on its technical investigation into the grounding of costa concordia and its preliminary recommendations include amending the safety of life at sea convention. On 27 july 2014, costa concordia arrived in genoa where it was moored against a wharf that had been specially prepared to receive the vessel for dismantling. Virtual crash can be used for drawing scale diagrams, building 3d models, performing physics studies. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style. Virtual crash accident reconstruction software is used for accident reconstruction simulation analyses involving passenger vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, and more.
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