This is an update regarding the involvementwork of SMIT Salvage, a subsidiary of Boskalis, on the stranded cruise vessel Costa Concordia at the island of Giglio, Italy. For any general information, we would like to refer you to Costa Cruises, .

Upon becoming aware of the evacuation of the vessel, SMIT approached the ownersunderwriters of the Costa Concordia. SMIT has an extensive track record relating to marine emergency response, refloating stranded vesselswreck removals. In the days following the accident, a contract was awarded by the Owners to SMITlocal partners Tito Neri for the removal of the bunker oilpollution control. The estimated amount of bunkers in the vessel is 2200 MT of IFO (intermediate fuel oil), 185 MT of MGO (marine gas oil/diesel)lubricants, distributed over 17 tanks.

as new developments occur regarding the operation. Alternately you may contact:

Martijn Schuttevaer, spokesman for BoskalisSMIT
T +31 78 69 69 822

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Saturday, 21 January 2012

10:30 CET There are currently no significant new developments regarding the removal of the oil from the ship. The Italian marine authorities have yet to grant SMIT a go-ahead for the fuel removal.

Friday, 20 January 2012

Currently there is a team of approximately 35 employees of SMITNeri on the Island of Giglio, preparing to remove the oils. Equipment to remove the fuel include a crane-/work barge with pumps, hoses, air diving equipmentsteam/heating  plant onboard have been mobilised to the islandare ready to start the work.

The team is on standby to start with the vessel survey, ahead of the removal of fuel. Due to (perceived) instability of the vessel, our operations have not commenced yet. We are awaiting the go-ahead from the Italian marine authorities, to start the preparatory works for pumping out the fuel. We expect this to start once the vessels has been declared stable by the authorities.

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