Inch by inch, salvage crews slowly raised the half-submerged Costa Concordia cruise ship this week, as a painstaking $800-million salvage effort finally got underway off the coast of Giglio, Italy. Crews used 56 giant pulleys to heave the vessel back to an upright position. Thirty-two people died after the Concordia hit rocks on Jan. 13.
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Costa Concordia upright off the coast of Giglio Island
Engineers declare ‘perfect’ end to unprecedented engineering feat
Troubled waters for the cruise industry
The ships and profits are getting bigger in an industry that lacks oversight and is increasingly accident-prone
Newsmakers 2012: A year of trouble at sea
The Costa Concordia wasn’t the only vessel to make waves this year
How diving thieves stole Costa Concordia’s bell
The massive bell, made of brass or bronze, mysteriously disappeared from the sunken ship
How safe are our cities of the sea?
Ships are twice as big as when evacuation rules were last assessed
The Costa Concordia shipwreck as an Italian opera
In the end, it was the musician–not the captain–who went down with the ship
Search of Costa Concordia suspended
The capsized cruise liner has slipped, making it too dangerous for searchers to approach
Costa Concordia captain did not want to re-board
Captain pleaded with coast guard official who ordered him to return to capsized ship
Captain blamed for capsizing cruise ship
Accusations of manslaughter and abandoning ship face Captain Francesco Schettino after deadly crash off Tuscany