One of the largest and most daunting salvage operations undertaken is set to begin today, with an attempt to pull the shipwrecked Costa Concordia upright. Righting the vessel is expected to take up to 12 hours. The operation was delayed for two hours because of an overnight storm, but officials say everything is now in place and the operation is ready to begin. Sergio Girotto, an engineer working on the project, told reporters the operation was going ahead as planned: "Everything is going according to plan, we are following the plan to sequence...There is no problem whatsoever". Thirty-two people died when the cruise ship hit rocks off the Tuscan Island of Giglio in January 2012, and the vessel has been lying their on its side ever since. Five people have already been convicted of manslaughter over the disaster, and the ship's captain, Francesco Shettino, is currently on trial accused of manslaughter and abandoning ship.
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