PHOTOS: Costa Concordia wreck reaches final destination in Italy
July 14, 2014
The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia lays on its side after running aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( APTOPIX Italy Cruise Aground )
Francesco Schettino, right, attends his trial in Grosseto, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. The captain of the capsized Costa Concordia luxury liner has been convicted of multiple charges of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in jail. Francesco Schettino wasn't present when Judge Giovanni Puliatti read out the verdict Wednesday night in a Grosseto theater. The verdict and sentencing brought a close to a trial that has been running since July 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Italy Shipwreck Trial )
Judge Giovanni Puliatti, center, reads the verdict at the end of the trial for Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino at the Grosseto court, Italy, Wednesday, Feb.11, 2015. Costa Concordia captain sentenced to just over 16 years in prison in 2012 shipwreck. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( CORRECTION Italy Shipwreck Trial )
Francesco Schettino attends his trial in Grosseto, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. The captain of the capsized Costa Concordia luxury liner has been convicted of multiple charges of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in jail. Francesco Schettino wasn't present when Judge Giovanni Puliatti read out the verdict Wednesday night in a Grosseto theater. The verdict and sentencing brought a close to a trial that has been running since July 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Italy Shipwreck Trial )
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is towed by tugboats into Genoa's harbor, Italy, Sunday, July 27, 2014. The shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner has completed its final journey. Pulled by tugboats and nudged by brisk winds, the wreck was eased Sunday into Genoa's port — where it will be scrapped. The luxury liner struck a reef when its captain sailed too close to Giglio Island off Tuscany's coast Jan. 13, 2012, and capsized, killing 32 people. A spectacular operation set the wreck upright in September 2013. On Wednesday, tugboats began the five-day journey to Genoa, headquarters of ship owner Costa Crociere Spa. The wreck will be searched in hopes of finding the remains of an Indian waiter, the only body never found. Ship captain Francesco Schettino is being tried for alleged manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning the boat with many passengers and crew still aboard. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) ( APTOPIX Italy Shipwreck )
Francesco Schettino arrives to attend his trial at the Grosseto court, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Whatever verdict is delivered in the trial of the Italian sea captain for the shipwreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner and for the deaths of 32 people, survivors and victims' families already are wondering if justice will be done. The trial, expected to bring a verdict this week, has a sole defendant. Francesco Schettino is accused of causing the shipwreck on the night of Jan. 13, 2012, when he steered too close to a tiny Tuscan island, smashing into a granite reef that sliced open the hull, sending seawater rushing in. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Italy Shipwreck Trial )
Francesco Schettino sits in front of two laptops during a pause of his trial at the Grosseto court, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. Whatever verdict is delivered in the trial of the Italian sea captain for the shipwreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner and for the deaths of 32 people, survivors and victims' families already are wondering if justice will be done. The trial, expected to bring a verdict this week, has a sole defendant. Francesco Schettino is accused of causing the shipwreck on the night of Jan. 13, 2012, when he steered too close to a tiny Tuscan island, smashing into a granite reef that sliced open the hull, sending seawater rushing in. (AP Photo/Giacomo Aprili) ( Italy Shipwreck Trial )
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is towed by tugboats towards Genoa's harbor, Italy, Sunday, July 27, 2014. The shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner has completed its final journey. Pulled by tugboats and nudged by brisk winds, the wreck was eased Sunday into Genoa's port — where it will be scrapped. The luxury liner struck a reef when its captain sailed too close to Giglio Island off Tuscany's coast Jan. 13, 2012, and capsized, killing 32 people. A spectacular operation set the wreck upright in September 2013. On Wednesday, tugboats began the five-day journey to Genoa, headquarters of ship owner Costa Crociere Spa. The wreck will be searched in hopes of finding the remains of an Indian waiter, the only body never found. Ship captain Francesco Schettino is being tried for alleged manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning the boat with many passengers and crew still aboard. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) ( Italy Shipwreck )
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is towed by tugboats towards Genoa's harbor, Italy, Sunday, July 27, 2014. The shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner has completed its final journey. Pulled by tugboats and nudged by brisk winds, the wreck was eased Sunday into Genoa's port — where it will be scrapped. The luxury liner struck a reef when its captain sailed too close to Giglio Island off Tuscany's coast Jan. 13, 2012, and capsized, killing 32 people. A spectacular operation set the wreck upright in September 2013. On Wednesday, tugboats began the five-day journey to Genoa, headquarters of ship owner Costa Crociere Spa. The wreck will be searched in hopes of finding the remains of an Indian waiter, the only body never found. Ship captain Francesco Schettino is being tried for alleged manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning the boat with many passengers and crew still aboard. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) ( Italy Shipwreck )
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is towed by tugboats towards Genoa's harbor, Italy, Sunday, July 27, 2014. The shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner has completed its final journey. Pulled by tugboats and nudged by brisk winds, the wreck was eased Sunday into Genoa's port — where it will be scrapped. The luxury liner struck a reef when its captain sailed too close to Giglio Island off Tuscany's coast Jan. 13, 2012, and capsized, killing 32 people. A spectacular operation set the wreck upright in September 2013. On Wednesday, tugboats began the five-day journey to Genoa, headquarters of ship owner Costa Crociere Spa. The wreck will be searched in hopes of finding the remains of an Indian waiter, the only body never found. Ship captain Francesco Schettino is being tried for alleged manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning the boat with many passengers and crew still aboard. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) ( Italy Shipwreck )
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is towed by tugboats towards Genoa's harbor, Italy, Sunday, July 27, 2014. The shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner has completed its final journey. Pulled by tugboats and nudged by brisk winds, the wreck was eased Sunday into Genoa's port — where it will be scrapped. The luxury liner struck a reef when its captain sailed too close to Giglio Island off Tuscany's coast Jan. 13, 2012, and capsized, killing 32 people. A spectacular operation set the wreck upright in September 2013. On Wednesday, tugboats began the five-day journey to Genoa, headquarters of ship owner Costa Crociere Spa. The wreck will be searched in hopes of finding the remains of an Indian waiter, the only body never found. Ship captain Francesco Schettino is being tried for alleged manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning the boat with many passengers and crew still aboard. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) ( Italy Shipwreck )
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is towed by tugboats towards Genoa's harbor, Italy, Sunday, July 27, 2014. The shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner has completed its final journey. Pulled by tugboats and nudged by brisk winds, the wreck was eased Sunday into Genoa's port — where it will be scrapped. The luxury liner struck a reef when its captain sailed too close to Giglio Island off Tuscany's coast Jan. 13, 2012, and capsized, killing 32 people. A spectacular operation set the wreck upright in September 2013. On Wednesday, tugboats began the five-day journey to Genoa, headquarters of ship owner Costa Crociere Spa. The wreck will be searched in hopes of finding the remains of an Indian waiter, the only body never found. Ship captain Francesco Schettino is being tried for alleged manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning the boat with many passengers and crew still aboard. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) ( Italy Shipwreck )
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, rgith, is towed by tugboats towards Genoa's harbor, Italy, Sunday, July 27, 2014. The shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner has completed its final journey. Pulled by tugboats and nudged by brisk winds, the wreck was eased Sunday into Genoa's port — where it will be scrapped. The luxury liner struck a reef when its captain sailed too close to Giglio Island off Tuscany's coast Jan. 13, 2012, and capsized, killing 32 people. A spectacular operation set the wreck upright in September 2013. On Wednesday, tugboats began the five-day journey to Genoa, headquarters of ship owner Costa Crociere Spa. The wreck will be searched in hopes of finding the remains of an Indian waiter, the only body never found. Ship captain Francesco Schettino is being tried for alleged manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning the boat with many passengers and crew still aboard. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) ( Italy Shipwreck )
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is towed by tugboats towards Genoa's harbor, Italy, Sunday, July 27, 2014. The shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner has completed its final journey. Pulled by tugboats and nudged by brisk winds, the wreck was eased Sunday into Genoa's port — where it will be scrapped. The luxury liner struck a reef when its captain sailed too close to Giglio Island off Tuscany's coast Jan. 13, 2012, and capsized, killing 32 people. A spectacular operation set the wreck upright in September 2013. On Wednesday, tugboats began the five-day journey to Genoa, headquarters of ship owner Costa Crociere Spa. The wreck will be searched in hopes of finding the remains of an Indian waiter, the only body never found. Ship captain Francesco Schettino is being tried for alleged manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning the boat with many passengers and crew still aboard. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) ( Italy Shipwreck )
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is towed by tugboats towards Genoa's harbor, Italy, Sunday, July 27, 2014. The shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner has completed its final journey. Pulled by tugboats and nudged by brisk winds, the wreck was eased Sunday into Genoa's port — where it will be scrapped. The luxury liner struck a reef when its captain sailed too close to Giglio Island off Tuscany's coast Jan. 13, 2012, and capsized, killing 32 people. A spectacular operation set the wreck upright in September 2013. On Wednesday, tugboats began the five-day journey to Genoa, headquarters of ship owner Costa Crociere Spa. The wreck will be searched in hopes of finding the remains of an Indian waiter, the only body never found. Ship captain Francesco Schettino is being tried for alleged manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning the boat with many passengers and crew still aboard. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) ( Italy Shipwreck )
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is towed by tugboats towards Genoa's harbor, Italy, Sunday, July 27, 2014. The shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner has completed its final journey. Pulled by tugboats and nudged by brisk winds, the wreck was eased Sunday into Genoa's port — where it will be scrapped. The luxury liner struck a reef when its captain sailed too close to Giglio Island off Tuscany's coast Jan. 13, 2012, and capsized, killing 32 people. A spectacular operation set the wreck upright in September 2013. On Wednesday, tugboats began the five-day journey to Genoa, headquarters of ship owner Costa Crociere Spa. The wreck will be searched in hopes of finding the remains of an Indian waiter, the only body never found. Ship captain Francesco Schettino is being tried for alleged manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning the boat with many passengers and crew still aboard. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) ( APTOPIX Italy Shipwreck )
In this aerial picture provided by the Italian Civil Protection Department, the wreck of the Costa Concordia is towed by two tugboats as it leaves behind the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. The Costa Concordia cruise liner has begun its final voyage away from the tiny Italian island where it capsized on Jan. 13, 2012, killing 32 people. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Italian Civil Protection Department, ho) ( Italy Shipwreck )
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is maneuvered into position to be towed away from the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. After more than two years since it slammed into a reef along the coastline of Isola del Giglio the wreck has begun its last journey, to the Italian port of Genoa, where it will be scrapped. 32 people died in the incident, one body is still missing. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Italy Shipwreck )
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is towed by two tugboats as it leaves behind the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. The Costa Concordia cruise liner has begun its final voyage away from the tiny Italian island where it capsized on Jan. 13, 2012, killing 32 people. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Italy Shipwreck )
The wreck of the Costa Concordia is towed by two tugboats as it leaves behind the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. The Costa Concordia cruise liner has begun its final voyage away from the tiny Italian island where it capsized on Jan. 13, 2012, killing 32 people. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Italian Civil Protection Department, ho) ( APTOPIX Italy Shipwreck )
The Costa Concordia cruise wreck is maneuvered into position to be towed away from the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. After more than two years since it slammed into a reef along the coastline of Isola del Giglio the wreck has begun its last journey, to the Italian port of Genoa, where it will be scrapped. 32 people died in the incident. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Italy Shipwreck )
Reporters take picture of the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship being towed by two tugboats away from the Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. The Costa Concordia cruise liner has begun its final voyage away from the tiny Italian island where it capsized on Jan. 13, 2012, killing 32 people. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Italy Shipwreck )
In this aerial picture provided by the Italian Civil Protection Department, the wreck of the Costa Concordia is towed by two tugboats as it leaves behind the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. The Costa Concordia cruise liner has begun its final voyage away from the tiny Italian island where it capsized on Jan. 13, 2012, killing 32 people. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Italian Civil Protection Department) ( APTOPIX Italy Shipwreck )
The Costa Concordia cruise ship is towed away from the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. After more than two years since it slammed into a reef along the coastline of Isola del Giglio the wreck has begun its last journey, to the Italian port of Genoa, where it will be scrapped. 32 people died in the incident. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( APTOPIX Italy Shipwreck )
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is seen through a porthole as it is towed by two tugboats away from the Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. The Costa Concordia cruise liner has begun its final voyage away from the tiny Italian island where it capsized on Jan. 13, 2012, killing 32 people. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Italy Shipwreck )
In this aerial picture provided by the Italian Civil Protection Department, the wreck of the Costa Concordia is towed by two tugboats as it leaves behind the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. The Costa Concordia cruise liner has begun its final voyage away from the tiny Italian island where it capsized on Jan. 13, 2012, killing 32 people. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Italian Civil Protection Department, ho) ( Italy Shipwreck )
In this aerial picture provided by the Italian Civil Protection Department, the wreck of the Costa Concordia is towed by two tugboats as it leaves behind the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. The Costa Concordia cruise liner has begun its final voyage away from the tiny Italian island where it capsized on Jan. 13, 2012, killing 32 people. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Italian Civil Protection Department, ho) ( Italy Shipwreck )
In this aerial picture provided by the Italian Civil Protection Department, the wreck of the Costa Concordia is towed by two tugboats as it leaves behind the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. The Costa Concordia cruise liner has begun its final voyage away from the tiny Italian island where it capsized on Jan. 13, 2012, killing 32 people. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Italian Civil Protection Department, ho) ( Italy Shipwreck )
The Costa Concordia cruise wreck is towed away from the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. After more than two years since it slammed into a reef along the coastline of Isola del Giglio the wreck has begun its last journey, to the Italian port of Genoa, where it will be scrapped. 32 people died in the incident. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( APTOPIX Italy Shipwreck )
Christine Sanikidze, from Monte Carlo, wearing a crown and an outfit with the colors of the Italian flag, prepares to pose for a photo shoot session as the Costa Concordia cruise ship, is towed away from the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. After more than two years since it slammed into a reef along the coastline of Isola del Giglio the wreck has begun its last journey, to the Italian port of Genoa, where it will be scrapped. 32 people died in the incident, one body is still missing. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Italy Shipwreck )
In this aerial picture provided by the Italian Civil Protection Department, the wreck of the Costa Concordia is towed by two tugboats as it leaves behind the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. The Costa Concordia cruise liner has begun its final voyage away from the tiny Italian island where it capsized on Jan. 13, 2012, killing 32 people. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Italian Civil Protection Department, ho) ( Italy Shipwreck )
In this aerial picture provided by the Italian Civil Protection Department, the wreck of the Costa Concordia is towed away from the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. The Costa Concordia cruise liner has begun its final voyage away from the tiny Italian island where it capsized on Jan. 13, 2012, killing 32 people. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Italian Civil Protection Department, ho) ( Italy Shipwreck )
A general view shows the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship and tug boats during an operation to refloat the boat on July 14, 2014 off the Giglio Island. Over two and a half years after it crashed off the island of Giglio in a nighttime disaster which left 32 people dead, the plan is to raise and tow away the 114,500-tonne vessel in an unprecedented and delicate operation for its final journey to the shipyard where it was built in the port of Genoa. (VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1821216 )
The previously submerged lower part of the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia emerges during the operations to put it afloat, on the Tuscan tiny island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Monday, July 14, 2014. The shipwrecked Costa Concordia has been successfully put afloat in preparation to tow it away for scrapping. Authorities expressed satisfaction that the operation to float the Concordia from an underwater platform had proceeded without a hitch early Monday. The cruise liner struck a reef in January 2012 and capsized, killing 32 people. (AP Photo/Giacomo Aprili) ( Italy Concordia )
A picture shows the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship starting being lifted out of water during an operation to refloat the boat on July 14, 2014 off the Giglio Island. Over two and a half years after it crashed off the island of Giglio in a nighttime disaster which left 32 people dead, the plan is to raise and tow away the 114,500-tonne vessel in an unprecedented and delicate operation for its final journey to the shipyard where it was built in the port of Genoa. (GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1821095 )
The wrecked ship Costa Concordia is seen after the succesfully refloating operations on July 14, 2014 in Isola del Giglio, Italy. On the first day of the operation the wreck will be partially refloated by 2 metres from the platfoms that support it and will be moved approximately 30 metres to the east. The wreck will then be kept in position by tugs and moored by anchors aft, with steel cables. The refloating operation is expected to take up to a week before being towed to the port of Genoa for dismantling. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) ( 501715173LL00068_Work_Begin )
In this combo picture, the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia is moved away from the underwater platform where it has lain during operations to put it afloat off the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Monday, July 14, 2014. The shipwrecked Costa Concordia, which struck a reef in January 2012 and capsized, killing 32 people, is to be towed away for scrapping. (AP Photo/Giacomo Aprili) ( APTOPIX Italy Concordia )
A general view shows the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship during an operation to refloat the liner on July 14, 2014 off the Giglio Island. Over two and a half years after it crashed off the island of Giglio in a nighttime disaster which left 32 people dead, the plan is to raise and tow away the 114,500-tonne vessel in an unprecedented and delicate operation for its final journey to the shipyard where it was built in the port of Genoa. (VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1820873 )
The wrecked ship Costa Concordia is seen after the succesfully refloating operations on July 14, 2014 in Isola del Giglio, Italy. On the first day of the operation the wreck will be partially refloated by 2 metres from the platfoms that support it and will be moved approximately 30 metres to the east. The wreck will then be kept in position by tugs and moored by anchors aft, with steel cables. The refloating operation is expected to take up to a week before being towed to the port of Genoa for dismantling. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) ( 501715173LL00082_Work_Begin )
The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia is seen as it moves away from the underwater platform where it laid during operations to put it afloat, on the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Monday, July 14, 2014. The shipwrecked Costa Concordia has been successfully put afloat in preparation to tow it away for scrapping. Authorities expressed satisfaction that the operation to float the Concordia from an underwater platform had proceeded without a hitch early Monday. The cruise liner struck a reef in January 2012 and capsized, killing 32 people. (AP Photo/Giacomo Aprili) ( Italy Concordia )
Water is expelled from caissons hooked on the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship during an operation to refloat the boat on July 14, 2014 off the Giglio Island. Over two and a half years after it crashed off the island of Giglio in a nighttime disaster which left 32 people dead, the plan is to raise and tow away the 114,500-tonne vessel in an unprecedented and delicate operation for its final journey to the shipyard where it was built in the port of Genoa. (GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1821232 )
A sign at the ferry ticket office warns of delays and changes during the refloating operations on July 14, 2014 in Isola del Giglio, Italy. All the vessels movements are suspended in the local area. On the first day of the operation the wreck will be partially refloated by 2 metres from the platfoms that support it and will be moved approximately 30 metres to the east. The wreck will then be kept in position by tugs and moored by anchors aft, with steel cables. The refloating operation is expected to take up to a week before being towed to the port of Genoa for dismantling. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) ( 501715173LL00029_Work_Begin )
A statue of the Madonna stands at the port of the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, as operations to refloat and tow away the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia get underway, Monday, July 14, 2014. The heavily listing ship was dragged upright in a daring maneuver last September, and then crews fastened huge tanks to its flanks to float it. Towing is set to begin July 21. It's about 200 nautical miles (320 kilometers) to Genoa's port and the trip is expected to take five days. 30 months ago it struck a reef and capsized, killing 32 people. (AP Photo/Giacomo Aprili) ( Italy Shipwreck )
The wrecked ship Costa Concordia is seen after the succesfully refloating operations on July 14, 2014 in Isola del Giglio, Italy. On the first day of the operation the wreck will be partially refloated by 2 metres from the platfoms that support it and will be moved approximately 30 metres to the east. The wreck will then be kept in position by tugs and moored by anchors aft, with steel cables. The refloating operation is expected to take up to a week before being towed to the port of Genoa for dismantling. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) ( 501715173LL00085_Work_Begin )
People look at the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship during an operation to refloat the boat on July 14, 2014 off the Giglio Island. Over two and a half years after it crashed off the island of Giglio in a nighttime disaster which left 32 people dead, the plan is to raise and tow away the 114,500-tonne vessel in an unprecedented and delicate operation for its final journey to the shipyard where it was built in the port of Genoa. (GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) ( Par7930297 )
The tugs towing the wrecked ship Costa Concordia are seen during refloating operations on July 14, 2014 in Isola del Giglio, Italy. On the first day of the operation the wreck will be partially refloated by 2 metres from the platfoms that support it and will be moved approximately 30 metres to the east. The wreck will then be kept in position by tugs and moored by anchors aft, with steel cables. The refloating operation is expected to take up to a week before being towed to the port of Genoa for dismantling. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) ( 501715173LL00078_WORK_BEGIN )
The wrecked ship Costa Concordia is seen after the succesfully refloating operations on July 14, 2014 in Isola del Giglio, Italy. On the first day of the operation the wreck will be partially refloated by 2 metres from the platfoms that support it and will be moved approximately 30 metres to the east. The wreck will then be kept in position by tugs and moored by anchors aft, with steel cables. The refloating operation is expected to take up to a week before being towed to the port of Genoa for dismantling. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) ( 501715173LL00087_WORK_BEGIN )
Titan-Micoperi workers make their way out to the wrecked ship Costa Concordia before the start of the refloating operations on July 14, 2014 in Isola del Giglio, Italy. On the first day of the operation the wreck will be partially refloated by 2 metres from the platfoms that support it and will then be moved approximately 30 metres to the east. The wreck will be held in position by tugs and moored by anchors with steel cables. The refloating operation is expected to take up to a week before the wreck is towed to the port of Genoa for dismantling. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) ( 501715173LL00007_WORK_BEGIN )
The wrecked ship Costa Concordia is seen after the succesfully refloating operations on July 14, 2014 in Isola del Giglio, Italy. On the first day of the operation the wreck will be partially refloated by 2 metres from the platfoms that support it and will be moved approximately 30 metres to the east. The wreck will then be kept in position by tugs and moored by anchors aft, with steel cables. The refloating operation is expected to take up to a week before being towed to the port of Genoa for dismantling. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) ( 501715173LL00081_Work_Begin )
The wrecked ship Costa Concordia is seen having been raised by two meters during the refloating operations on July 14, 2014 in Isola del Giglio, Italy. On the first day of the operation the wreck will be partially refloated by 2 metres from the platfoms that support it and will be moved approximately 30 metres to the east. The wreck will then be kept in position by tugs and moored by anchors aft, with steel cables. The refloating operation is expected to take up to a week before being towed to the port of Genoa for dismantling. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) ( 501715173LL00042_WORK_BEGIN )
A general view shows tug boats near the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship during an operation to refloat the liner on July 14, 2014 off the Giglio Island. Over two and a half years after it crashed off the island of Giglio in a nighttime disaster which left 32 people dead, the plan is to raise and tow away the 114,500-tonne vessel in an unprecedented and delicate operation for its final journey to the shipyard where it was built in the port of Genoa. (VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1820882 )
The wrecked ship Costa Concordia is seen after the succesfully refloating operations on July 14, 2014 in Isola del Giglio, Italy. On the first day of the operation the wreck will be partially refloated by 2 metres from the platfoms that support it and will be moved approximately 30 metres to the east. The wreck will then be kept in position by tugs and moored by anchors aft, with steel cables. The refloating operation is expected to take up to a week before being towed to the port of Genoa for dismantling. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) ( 501715173LL00062_Work_Begin )
Water is expelled from caissons (L) hooked on the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship during an operation to refloat the boat on July 14, 2014 off the Giglio Island. Over two and a half years after it crashed off the island of Giglio in a nighttime disaster which left 32 people dead, the plan is to raise and tow away the 114,500-tonne vessel in an unprecedented and delicate operation for its final journey to the shipyard where it was built in the port of Genoa. (GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1821233 )
The wrecked ship Costa Concordia is seen after the succesfully refloating operations on July 14, 2014 in Isola del Giglio, Italy. On the first day of the operation the wreck will be partially refloated by 2 metres from the platfoms that support it and will be moved approximately 30 metres to the east. The wreck will then be kept in position by tugs and moored by anchors aft, with steel cables. The refloating operation is expected to take up to a week before being towed to the port of Genoa for dismantling. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) ( 501715173LL00074_Work_Begin )
The tugs towing the wrecked ship Costa Concordia are seen during refloating operations on July 14, 2014 in Isola del Giglio, Italy. On the first day of the operation the wreck will be partially refloated by 2 metres from the platfoms that support it and will be moved approximately 30 metres to the east. The wreck will then be kept in position by tugs and moored by anchors aft, with steel cables. The refloating operation is expected to take up to a week before being towed to the port of Genoa for dismantling. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) ( 501715173LL00079_Work_Begin )
The tugs towing the wrecked ship Costa Concordia are seen during refloating operations on July 14, 2014 in Isola del Giglio, Italy. On the first day of the operation the wreck will be partially refloated by 2 metres from the platfoms that support it and will be moved approximately 30 metres to the east. The wreck will then be kept in position by tugs and moored by anchors aft, with steel cables. The refloating operation is expected to take up to a week before being towed to the port of Genoa for dismantling. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) ( 501715173LL00077_WORK_BEGIN )
The wrecked ship Costa Concordia is seen after the succesfully refloating operations on July 14, 2014 in Isola del Giglio, Italy. On the first day of the operation the wreck will be partially refloated by 2 metres from the platfoms that support it and will be moved approximately 30 metres to the east. The wreck will then be kept in position by tugs and moored by anchors aft, with steel cables. The refloating operation is expected to take up to a week before being towed to the port of Genoa for dismantling. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images) ( 501715173LL00073_Work_Begin )
A rubber dinghy returns to the port as the shipwreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is seen in the background, in the Giglio Island port, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. The captain of the Costa Concordia has been permitted to go aboard the shipwreck for the first time since it capsized two years ago as part of a new court-ordered search. Consumer groups and lawyers for Capt. Francesco Schettino asked the court in Grosseto to authorize the searches to determine if any factors beyond human error contributed to the disaster. After searching the bridge and elevators last month, experts will examine the emergency generators Thursday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( Italy Ship Aground )
Captain Francesco Schettino, fourth from left, talks on the upper deck of the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, just off the coast of the Giglio island, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. The captain of the Costa Concordia has been permitted to go aboard the shipwreck for the first time since it capsized two years ago as part of a new court-ordered search. Consumer groups and lawyers for Capt. Francesco Schettino asked the court in Grosseto to authorize the searches to determine if any factors beyond human error contributed to the disaster. After searching the bridge and elevators last month, experts will examine the emergency generators Thursday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( APTOPIX Italy Ship Aground )
FILE - This Jan. 14, 2012 file photo shows the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leaning on its starboard side after running aground on the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. Franco Gabrielli, who heads the Civil Protection Department overseeing the wreck's removal, told reporters on Giglio Island Sunday, July 13, 2014, that while weather conditions aren't optimal, they are good enough to permit the start of operations to refloat and tow the Concordia to Genoa on the mainland for scrapping. He also promised that a search will be conducted for the only unrecovered body of the 32 Costa Concordia shipwreck victims as soon as the wrecked cruise liner is towed away from the island where it struck a reef in 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File) ( Italy Shipwreck )
Captain Francesco Schettino walks in Giglio port after boarding the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, just off the coast of the Giglio island, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. The captain of the Costa Concordia has been permitted to go aboard the shipwreck for the first time since it capsized two years ago as part of a new court-ordered search. Consumer groups and lawyers for Capt. Francesco Schettino asked the court in Grosseto to authorize the searches to determine if any factors beyond human error contributed to the disaster. After searching the bridge and elevators last month, experts will examine the emergency generators Thursday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( Italy Ship Aground )
A partial view of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, on the Tuscan Island of Giglio, Italy, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Survivors of the capsized Costa Concordia are commemorating the second anniversary of the grounding off Tuscany that killed 32 people with a candlelight march on Giglio island and a moment of silence in the Italian courtroom where the captain is on trial. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Italy Ship Aground )
People pray in front of a commemorative plaque bearing the names of the 32 victims of the Costa Concordia shipwreck, on the Tuscan Island of Giglio, Italy, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Survivors of the Costa Concordia's collision and capsizing marked the second anniversary Monday of the shipwreck in which 32 people perished with a candlelight march and the wail of sirens on the tiny Tuscan island where they came to safety, and with a moment of silence in the courtroom where the luxury liner's captain is on trial for manslaughter. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Italy Ship Aground )
A view of the previously submerged side of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, off the coast of the Tuscan Island of Giglio, Italy, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Survivors of the capsized Costa Concordia are commemorating the second anniversary of the grounding off Tuscany that killed 32 people. The Concordia slammed into a reef off Giglio when the captain took it off course in an apparent stunt to bring it closer to the island. With a 70-meter (230-foot) gash in its hull, the ship listed for an hour and finally capsized off Giglio's port. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( APTOPIX Italy Ship Aground )
The Costa Concordia ship lies on its side on the Tuscan Island of Giglio, Italy,Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. An international team of engineers is trying a never-before attempted strategy to set upright the luxury liner, which capsized after striking a reef in 2012 killing 32 people. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( APTOPIX Italy Ship Aground )
The Costa Concordia ship lies on its side on the Tuscan Island of Giglio, Italy, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Using a vast system of steel cables and pulleys, maritime engineers on Monday gingerly winched the massive hull of the Costa Concordia off the reef where the cruise ship capsized near an Italian island in January 2012. But progress in pulling the heavily listing luxury liner to an upright position was going much slower than expected. Delays meant the delicate operation — originally scheduled from dawn to dusk Monday — was not expected to be completed before Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( Italy Ship Aground )
A bird stands in front of the Costa Concordia ship as it lies on its side on the Tuscan Island of Giglio, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013. Authorities have given the final go-ahead for a daring attempt Monday to pull upright the crippled Costa Concordia cruise liner from its side in the waters off Tuscany, a make-or-break engineering feat that has never before been tried in such conditions. The ship capsized there 20 months ago, and Italy's national Civil Protection agency waited until sea and weather conditions were forecast for dawn Monday before giving the OK to try to right it. In a statement Sunday, the Civil Protection agency said the sea and wind conditions "fall within the range of operating feasibility." (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( Italy Ship Aground )
In this Jan. 14, 2012 file photo released by the Guardia di Finanza (border Police), the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leans on its side after running aground off the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. The luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, sending water pouring in through a 160-foot (50-meter) gash in the hull and forcing the evacuation of some 4,200 people from the listing vessel early. . (AP Photo/Guardia di Finanza, File) ( YE Italy Cruise Aground )
A view of one of the collapsed skylights of the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. After a night of rough seas, a crack appeared in the ship and a sheen of oil coming from the ship's stern was seen spreading throughout the day. Bad weather conditions forced the temporary suspension of the recovery operation of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia.The ship contains about 500,000 gallons (2,400 tons) of heavy fuel and other pollutants, and fears are growing that those pollutants could spill out, damaging a pristine environment that is home to dolphins, whales and other marine life. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) ( Italy Cruise Aground )
Italian firefighters work on the hull of the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Bad weather conditions forced the temporary suspension of the recovery operation of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia. The ship contains about 500,000 gallons (2,400 tons) of heavy fuel and other pollutants, and fears are growing that those pollutants could spill out, damaging a pristine environment that is home to dolphins, whales and other marine life. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) ( Italy Cruise Aground )
This Jan. 31, 2012 file photo shows an Italian firefighter being lowered from a helicopter onto the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. Court-appointed experts have pointed the finger of blame primarily at the captain of a cruise ship that ran aground off Italy, but also faulted the crew and ship owner for a series of blunders, delays and security breaches that contributed to the disaster and the deaths of 32 people. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, file) ( Italy Ship Aground )
The grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia lies on its side off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Bad weather conditions forced the temporary suspension of the recovery operation of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia.The ship contains about 500,000 gallons (2,400 tons) of heavy fuel and other pollutants, and fears are growing that those pollutants could spill out, damaging a pristine environment that is home to dolphins, whales and other marine life. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) ( Italy Cruise Aground )
In this undated photo released by Italian Fire Brigades, Vigili del Fuoco, with its official logo at top right Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, a fireman scuba diver checks the hulk of the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia that run ashore off the Tuscany island of Isola del Giglio, Italy. Italian emergency officials are ending the search for missing people in the submerged part of the Costa Concordia cruise ship due to the danger to rescue workers. Italy's Civil Protection agency said Tuesday that technical studies indicated the deformed hull of the ship created too many safety concerns to continue the search within it. (AP Photo/Vigili del Fuoco) ( Italy Cruise Aground )
In this undated photo released by the Italian Navy Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, scuba divers inspect the Costa Concordia cruise ship grounded off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. A large platform carrying a crane and other equipment hitched itself to the toppled Costa Concordia on Tuesday, signaling the start of preliminary operations to remove a half-million gallons of fuel from the grounded cruise ship before it leaks into the pristine Tuscan sea. Actual pumping of the oil isn't expected to begin until Saturday, but officials from the Dutch shipwreck salvage firm Smit were seen on the bow of the Concordia and in the waters nearby making preparations to remove the fuel, while the search for missing passengers continues. (AP Photo/Italian Navy) ( Italy Cruise Aground )
In this undated photo released by Carabinieri (Italian paramilitary police) Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 Carabinieri scuba divers swim close to the Costa Concordia cruise ship, off the tiny Giglio island, Italy. The $450 million Costa Concordia was carrying more than 4,200 passengers and crew when it slammed into well-marked rocks off the island of Giglio after the captain made an unauthorized diversion from his programmed route. The ship then keeled over on its side. (AP Photo/Carabinieri) ( Italy Cruise Aground )
The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is maneuvered into position to be towed away from the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. After more than two years since it slammed into a reef along the coastline of Isola del Giglio the wreck has begun its last journey, to the Italian port of Genoa, where it will be scrapped. 32 people died in the incident, one body is still missing. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Italy Shipwreck )
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