In 1998, we sent our Dutch Tjotter to the Netherlands for restoration work. This image shows it upon its return. The boat was built ca 1913 by Van der Werff Brothers in Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands. It is currently on display in our International Small Craft Center.
This image shows a group of Steiff animals in a Noah’s Ark display in 1970. We have several Noah’s Ark sets in the collection, from toys to dioramas.
For the first time in over 2 years, the raised hulk of theCosta Concordiahoisted the Blue Peter, the flag now simply known as Papa that indicates a ship is ready to sail. And so, tugs rotated her and headed nor’nor’east and away from the coast of the Isola del Giglio. Exceptional photographic coverage of the moment can be foundhere．
It is strange coincidence that led to our cataloguing a book just yesterday on theConcordiathat was published in 2006. Entitled simplyCosta Concordia, this lovely book by Tiziana Lorenzelli gives the reader a great sense of the splendor of the liner just after it was launched. It was clearly the pride of Costa Crociere, the cruise ship company that had the liner built. This book is rather haunting to me in the same way ourTitanicmaterials are. People died aboard this ship, and it is hard to square the beauty of it with its terrible fate and the tragedy of 32 lives confirmed lost.
Well, actually, she doesn’t. TheCosta Concordia, that is.
We have been covering the shipwreck and massive salvage operation ofConcordia年代ince almost the very beginning of our Port of Call blog. Bill Edwards-Bodmer brought it to our attention in a short post on January 16, 2012 (see ithere). At that point, no one knew that 2 1/2 years later, that ship would still be off of the island of Giglio.
This first image was taken in May of 1935 and shows buses from the Norfolk Southern and Bus Corp. bringing guests to the museum. There isn’t much else going on in these photos, but I do enjoy the older vehicles.
This next image is from 1934 and shows objects that were salvaged from the York River, the most visible being the two large cannons. We have quite a number of objects that were salvaged from the river, including a collection of over 60 bottles.
Readers of this blog will have noticed our determination to bring you as much news about the wreck ofCosta Concordiaas we can. Adam Frost has talked to you about the character of Captain Schettino, about the removal of the dead and of the thousands of tons of fuel from the hull of the ship, about the environmental threat that the hulk still poses for the delicate marine environment in whichConcordiawent down. We will continue to bring you updates on this most challenging salvage operation until the job is done.
In the upcoming days and weeks, however, Adam and others will be shifting the conversation to pick up on the energy surrounding SSUnited States．今年是她launchi 60周年ng and there seems to be a growing sense that this, the largest and last of the great 20th-century ocean liners, should be saved. The local importance ofUnited Statescannot be overstated, since she was built right here at Newport News Shipbuilding and many of those employees are still with us.
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