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Costa Concordia: storm delays complex lifting operation Costa Concordia: storm delays complex lifting operation
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A fierce thunderstorm has delayed the start of a daring bid to raise upright the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which capsized off the coast of Italy in 2012.A fierce thunderstorm has delayed the start of a daring bid to raise upright the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which capsized off the coast of Italy in 2012.
Italy's civil protection chief Franco Gabrielli said the storm, which hit Giglio Island at about 1am on Monday (midnight BST) had not been forecast.Italy's civil protection chief Franco Gabrielli said the storm, which hit Giglio Island at about 1am on Monday (midnight BST) had not been forecast.
The storm delayed the positioning close to the shipwreck of a barge carrying a remote control room where engineers will work using pulleys and counterweights to delicately nudge the Concordia free from its rocky seabed perch outside the harbour.The storm delayed the positioning close to the shipwreck of a barge carrying a remote control room where engineers will work using pulleys and counterweights to delicately nudge the Concordia free from its rocky seabed perch outside the harbour.
They aim to raise it 65 degrees to vertical for eventual towing.They aim to raise it 65 degrees to vertical for eventual towing.
The Concordia crashed into a reef in January 2012, killing 32 people.The Concordia crashed into a reef in January 2012, killing 32 people.
Gabrielli said the operation should now start at about 8am.Gabrielli said the operation should now start at about 8am.
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