Costa Concordia lying on its side next to Giglio Island, Tuscan Archipelago, Italy - PREPARATIONS FOR ITS REMOVAL
On 13th January 2012 Costa Concordia, a cruise boat, navigated far too close to the island of Giglio (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy) and the rocks near the surface of the sea tore a 70-metre gash in its side. It sunk next to the island and ended up partly submerged thanks to the rocks and the shallow sea next to the island. Unfortunately there was a delay in the rescue operations and to date 25 people died and their bodies have been recovered, while a further 7 people are missing. There were also fears that there may have been a major environmental problem due to the huge amounts of oil in the ship but at present this danger seems to have been averted as most of the oil has been pumped out. It is still not certain when, and how, the ship will be removed from its present position. This photograph was taken on 26th February 2012. UPDATE: 13th July 2012, 6 months after the tragedy, 30 bodies have been recovered while 2 are still missing. The latest estimate for the removal of the shipwreck is given as January 2013. UPDATE: February 2013 The most likely solution for the removal of the shipwreck is that, once afloat, it will be tugged to the tuscan port of Piombino where it will be definitely dismantled. This is planned for autumn 2013. This is the first time such an emergency arises and there are several (especially environmental) concerns.
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Location: Isola del Giglio, Tuscan Archipelago, Tuscany, Italy
Photo credit: © Paul Harris / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: concordia, costa, deaths, giglio, schettino, ship, shipwreck, sink, sinking, survivors, tragedy, tuscany, victims, wreck
