--- title: "Download: Raising the Concordia Article | Flex-Hone Tools" description: Download the Finishing Magazine Article that explains how Flex-Hone tools were used to help raise the sunken Concordia from the ocean. --- [![Brush Research Manufacturing Logo](https://info.brushresearch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Updated_Logo.png?width=806&height=160&name=Updated_Logo.png)](https://www.brushresearch.com/) [contact us: 323-261-2193](tel:+13232612193) [mailto:sales@brushresearch.com](mailto:sales@brushresearch.com) ![BRM-Innovation-That-Drives-Productivity-1920X400](https://info.brushresearch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BRM-Innovation-That-Drives-Productivity-1920X400.jpg?width=1920&height=400&name=BRM-Innovation-That-Drives-Productivity-1920X400.jpg) ![BRM-Innovation-That-Drives-Productivity-Mobile](https://info.brushresearch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BRM-Innovation-That-Drives-Productivity-Mobile.jpg?width=300&height=200&name=BRM-Innovation-That-Drives-Productivity-Mobile.jpg) ## Flex-hone tools help to raise the sunken concordia from the ocean ### **FINISHING MAGAZINE Explains** When the Costa Concordia sank in 2012, salvage crews worried about a potential environmental disaster. To raise the ship, an underwater construction firm needed to weld steel tubes to the hull of the ship. There was only tool that could remove just the right amount of excess material and work with a handheld industrial drill – the BRM Flex-Hone. ![flexhone-concordia-article.png](https://info.brushresearch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Articles/flexhone-concordia-article.png?width=320&name=flexhone-concordia-article.png)   ### Download the Case Study Brush Research Manufacturing Co., Inc. © 2026 [Terms and Conditions](https://brushresearch.com/pages/terms-and-conditions) [Privacy Policy](https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/40262026) [Terms of Use](https://brushresearch.com/pages/terms-of-use)