In July 2014, the ship was refloated using sponsons (floatation tanks) welded to its sides, and was towed 320 kilometres (200 miles) to its home port of Genoa for scrapping, which was completed in July 2017. Ĭosta Concordia was declared a " constructive total loss" by the cruise line's insurer, and its salvage was "one of the biggest maritime salvage operations." On 16 September 2013, the parbuckle salvage of the ship began, and by the early hours of 17 September, the ship was set upright on its underwater cradle. Despite receiving its own share of criticism, Costa Cruises and its parent company, Carnival Corporation, did not face criminal charges. Schettino was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison. He left about 300 passengers on board the sinking vessel, most of whom were rescued by helicopter or motorboats in the area. Although a six-hour rescue effort brought most of the passengers ashore, 33 people died – 27 passengers, five crew, and later, one member of the salvage team.Ī subsequent investigation focused on shortcomings in the procedures followed by Costa Concordia's crew and the actions of its captain, Francesco Schettino, who left the ship prematurely. The eight-year-old Costa Cruises vessel was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when it deviated from its planned route at Isola del Giglio, sailed closer to the island, and struck a rock formation on the sea floor. On 13 January 2012, the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia struck an underwater rock, capsized, and sank in shallow waters off Isola del Giglio, Tuscany, resulting in 32 deaths.
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