Divers searching the Costa Concordia wreck have found a the body of a woman on the partly submerged ship, bringing the total death toll to 17.
A spokesman for the Italian civil defence organisation confirmed a rescue team found on the submerged sixth deck.
Fifteen people are still missing, while three of the 17 bodies found are yet to be identified.
Workers have attempted to extract fuel from the ship but had to postpone their efforts due to rough sea conditions.