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More than two and a half years since it crashed near Isola del Giglio, Italy, the wreck of the Costa Concordia was successfully refloated this week, and has begun its final journey—a four-day trip to a scrap yard in Genoa.
The cruise ship capsized after striking a reef on January 13, 2012, killing 32 passengers and crew members. The complex salvage operation was the largest and most expensive in history.
This photo, taken on January 13, 2012, shows the Costa Concordia rolling onto its side after it ran aground off the coast of the Isola del Giglio, Italy.
Partial view of the Costa Concordia taken on January 14, 2012, showing hull damage after it struck a reef.
Members of the US salvage company Titan and Italian firm Micoperi work at the wreck of Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship, on September 15, 2013.
Water is expelled from caissons on the wreck of the Costa Concordia during the start of an operation to refloat it on July 14, 2014.
The inscription Costa Concordia is visible as it sits in the water during the last stage of refloating operation on July 21, 2014.
A worker sprays water on a deck of the Costa Concordia as the vessel is refloated and almost ready to be towed away.
The wreck of the Costa Concordia is towed by two tugboats as it leaves behind the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, on July 23, 2014.