Photo Gallery Salvaging the Costa Concordia
Disposing of the Costa Concordia, which ran aground off the coast of Tuscany in January 2012, will be the most spectacular salvage operation in the history of navigation. The pressure on the team is huge: If anything goes wrong, the ship's operator will have another disaster on its hands.
Thirty-two people died in the disaster, including 12 Germans. Here, fire department divers check the wreck (Jan. 31 photo).
Foto: AP/ Vigili del Fuoco
Never before has such a colossal cruise ship been raised to an upright position. The vessel is 290 meters (951 feet) long and 36 meters (118 feet) wide. It has a displacement of 50,000 metric tons.
Foto: ARND WIEGMANN/ REUTERS
Since the disaster, tourists have been flocking to Giglio Island to take a look at the stricken ship.
Foto: Francesca Baldi/ dpa
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