A view of the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia during the operations to put it afloat, on the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy.
This Jan. 14, 2012 file photo shows the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leaning on its starboard side after running aground on the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy.
Workers carry on the operations on the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia, to put put it afloat, on the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy on Monday. The shipwrecked Costa Concordia has been successfully put afloat in preparation to tow it away for scrapping.
Authorities expressed satisfaction that the operation to float the Concordia from an underwater platform had proceeded without a hitch early Monday. The cruise liner struck a reef in January 2012 and capsized, killing 32 people.
In this Feb. 26, 2014 file photo the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is seen from a ferry boat approaching Tuscan Island of Giglio, Italy.
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