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| Costa Concordia wreck raised from under-sea platform | Costa Concordia wreck raised from under-sea platform |
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| The wrecked Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia has been successfully raised from the under-sea platform it has been resting on for the past year, salvage workers say. | The wrecked Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia has been successfully raised from the under-sea platform it has been resting on for the past year, salvage workers say. |
| The wreck - the target of the one of the biggest maritime salvage operations in history - is now floating about 1m (3ft) off the platform. | The wreck - the target of the one of the biggest maritime salvage operations in history - is now floating about 1m (3ft) off the platform. |
| In all, the refloating operation is expected to take six or seven days. | In all, the refloating operation is expected to take six or seven days. |
| The ship will then be towed to its home port, Genoa, where it will be scrapped. | The ship will then be towed to its home port, Genoa, where it will be scrapped. |
| The Concordia struck a reef off the Italian island of Giglio in January 2012 and capsized, killing 32 people. | The Concordia struck a reef off the Italian island of Giglio in January 2012 and capsized, killing 32 people. |
| Workers are slowly lifting the vessel by pumping air into tanks attached to the ship. | Workers are slowly lifting the vessel by pumping air into tanks attached to the ship. |
| The wreck was hauled upright in September but was still partially submerged, resting on six steel platforms. | The wreck was hauled upright in September but was still partially submerged, resting on six steel platforms. |
| "The ship is upright and is not listing either longitudinally or latitudinally. This is extremely positive," the engineer in charge of the salvage, Franco Porcellacchia, told a news conference. | |
| A search for the remains of Indian waiter Russel Rebello, whose body was not recovered from the wreck, will be carried out after the vessel is moved. | |
| The Costa Concordia's owners, Costa Crociere, estimate the operation to remove the wreck from the reef and tow it for scrapping will cost 1.5bn euros (£1.2bn; $2bn) in total. | |
| 'Risks' | 'Risks' |
| An engineer with Costa Crociere, the cruise operator, described the salvage efforts as "unprecedented". | An engineer with Costa Crociere, the cruise operator, described the salvage efforts as "unprecedented". |
| "As with anything being done for the first time, there are risks. But we are confident," Franco Porcellacchia said. | "As with anything being done for the first time, there are risks. But we are confident," Franco Porcellacchia said. |
| Hundreds of divers and engineers have been involved in operations to salvage the Concordia, which is twice the size of the Titanic. | Hundreds of divers and engineers have been involved in operations to salvage the Concordia, which is twice the size of the Titanic. |
| Local residents have said they are glad the wreckage will be removed. | Local residents have said they are glad the wreckage will be removed. |
| "I am happy they are taking it away because to see a ship like that always there, with the deaths that happened, it gives us the shivers," Italo Arienti told Reuters news agency. | "I am happy they are taking it away because to see a ship like that always there, with the deaths that happened, it gives us the shivers," Italo Arienti told Reuters news agency. |
| The captain, Francesco Schettino, is on trial for manslaughter and abandoning ship, charges he denies. | The captain, Francesco Schettino, is on trial for manslaughter and abandoning ship, charges he denies. |