Work to refloat the wreckage of the Costa Concordia began on Monday.
Some 32 people died when the ocean liner slammed into rocks off the coast of Giglio, Italy, three years ago.
Two bodies – a passenger and a crew member – have never been recovered.
The Costa Concordia slammed into rocks off the coast of Giglio, Italy, three years ago
The wreck will be pulled into an upright position with hydraulic jacks, cables and compartments known as “sponsons”, welded onto its port and starboard sides, the Telegraph writes.
It is expected to be refloated by pumping air into tanks attached to the ship and then dragged by 10 tugboats to the port of Genoa for demolition.
It is believed to be one of the biggest maritime salvage operations in history and has already cost nearly one billion US dollars.
Salvage master Nick Sloane told Sky News: “The risks are that the ship could bend as it is raised, or the chains underneath it could snap.
Once the vessel has been refloated, it will be dragged to Genoa for demolition
“There will be 42 people on board during the first manoeuvre. If disaster strikes we will evacuate through emergency escapes on the bow and stern.”
The refloating operation is due to be carried out from Thursday to Saturday.
In September last year the vessel was successfully lifted off rocks in the first part of the rescue operation.
It was moved onto a platform on the seabed during the operation, believed to be the biggest of its kind.
The vessel will be refloated by pumping air into tanks attached to the ship
More than 50 huge chains and winches were used to lift the ship at a painstakingly slow speed to prevent damage to the hull.
The Concordia’s captain, Francesco Schettino, is currently on trial in Italy on a number of charges related to the sinking, including manslaughter.
The 53-year-old is alleged to have ordered the ship off its prescribed course so passengers could wave at people on the shore.
The 114,500-tonne vessel then hit a reef which Schettino claimed was not mapped.
Costa Concordia
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A picture shows the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship during the start of an operation to refloat it 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(02 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: The wrecked ship Costa Concordia with is seen 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 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
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A picture shows the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship during the start of an operation to refloat it 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
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A picture shows water expelled from caissons of the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship during the start of an operation to refloat it 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. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:VINCENZO PINTO via Getty Images)
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A picture shows water expelled from caissons of the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship during the start of an operation to refloat it 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. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:VINCENZO PINTO via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(06 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: The wrecked ship Costa Concordia with the tugs are seen 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(07 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: The wrecked ship Costa Concordia with is seen 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 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
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A picture shows the control room of salvage master Nick Sloane on the top of the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship during the start of an operation to refloat it 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. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:VINCENZO PINTO via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(09 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: The wrecked ship Costa Concordia with the tugs are seen 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(10 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(11 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: The wrecked ship Costa Concordia is seen 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(12 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: The wrecked ship Costa Concordia is seen 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 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(13 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: The wrecked ship Costa Concordia with Titan-Micoperi flags is seen 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 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(14 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: The wrecked ship Costa Concordia with is seen 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 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(15 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: The wrecked ship Costa Concordia with the tugs are seen 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 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(16 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: The wrecked ship Costa Concordia with the tugs are seen 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(17 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(18 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(19 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(20 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: The wrecked ship Costa Concordia is seen 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 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
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Tug boats are seen near the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship during the start of an operation to refloat it 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. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:VINCENZO PINTO via Getty Images)
ITALY-SHIPPING-TOURISM-DISASTER(22 of38)
Tug boats are seen near the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship during the start of an operation to refloat it 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. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:VINCENZO PINTO via Getty Images)
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A general view shows the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship during the start of an operation to refloat it 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. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:VINCENZO PINTO via Getty Images)
Work Begins On The Refloating Of The Costa Concordia(24 of38)
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO, ITALY - JULY 14: Titan-Micoperi workers make their way out to the wrecked ship Costa Concordia to begin the refloating operation, 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 held in position by tugs and moored by anchors aft, 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) (credit:Laura Lezza via Getty Images)
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A general view shows the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship that lays off the Giglio island on July 13, 2014. Italian authorities gave today their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its watery grave to begin on July 14, 2014. 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
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A ferry passes by the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship that lays off the Giglio island on July 13, 2014. Italian authorities gave today their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its watery grave to begin on July 14, 2014. 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
ITALY-SHIPPING-TOURISM-DISASTER(27 of38)
A general view shows the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship that lays off the Giglio island on July 13, 2014. Italian authorities gave today their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its watery grave to begin on July 14, 2014. 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
ITALY-SHIPPING-TOURISM-DISASTER(28 of38)
A general view shows the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship that lays off the Giglio island on July 13, 2014. Italian authorities gave today their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its watery grave to begin on July 14, 2014. 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
ITALY-SHIPPING-TOURISM-DISASTER(29 of38)
A general view shows the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship that lays off the Giglio island on July 13, 2014. Italian authorities gave today their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its watery grave to begin on July 14, 2014. 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
ITALY-SHIPPING-TOURISM-DISASTER(30 of38)
A general view shows the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship that lays off the Giglio island on July 13, 2014. Italian authorities gave today their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its watery grave to begin on July 14, 2014. 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
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Tourists play in the water at a beach facing the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship on July 13, 2014 in Giglio Island. Italian authorities gave today their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its watery grave to begin on July 14, 2014. 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
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Tourists take pictures near the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship on July 13, 2014 at the Giglio Island. Italian authorities gave today their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its watery grave to begin on July 14, 2014. 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
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People look at the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship on July 13, 2014 at the Giglio Island. Italian authorities gave today their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its watery grave to begin on July 14, 2014. 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
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A man takes a picture of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship on July 13, 2014 at the Giglio Island. Italian authorities gave today their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its watery grave to begin on July 14, 2014. 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
ITALY-SHIPPING-TOURISM-DISASTER(35 of38)
People sunbath on a beach facing the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship on July 13, 2014 at the Giglio Island. Italian authorities gave today their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its watery grave to begin on July 14, 2014. 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
ITALY-SHIPPING-TOURISM-DISASTER(36 of38)
People sunbath on a beach facing the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship on July 13, 2014 at the Giglio Island. Italian authorities gave today their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its watery grave to begin on July 14, 2014. 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
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A woman sunbathes on rocks facing the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship on July 13, 2014 at a beach of the Giglio Island. Italian authorities gave today their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its watery grave to begin on July 14, 2014. 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
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A woman sunbathes on rocks facing the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship on July 13, 2014 at a beach of the Giglio Island. Italian authorities gave today their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its watery grave to begin on July 14, 2014. 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. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)