Today marks the 1-year anniversary of the Costa Concordia tragedy which claimed 32 lives off Giglio on 13 January 2012. The following are images depicting the salvage operations which continue on a round-the-clock basis by Titan Salvage and Microperi.  The salvage operation is aimed for completion by the end of the summer in 2013.

Stormy weather batters the Costa Concordia worksite

Salvage operations continue 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

The sideways world of a salvage operation.

Costa Concordia as seen on 14 January 2012. By Roberto Vongher

“Grave imprudence and incompetence” – Transcript of the Preliminary Court Inquiry into Costa Concordia Disaster

The submarine landing platform on which the Costa Concordia will be righted on to.

A 36 meter “conductor” which will be embedded into the seafloor to support the landing platform underneath the Costa Concordia.

Large diameter drilling operations

New makeshift offices on board the Costa Concordia

Anchor block positioning

Divers from Titan Salvage work to prepare the seafloor infrastructure for the delicate parbuckling project later in 2013

Costa Concordia seen from space, Image courtesy Digital Globe

BY ROB ALMEIDA ON JANUARY 13, 2013

source: http://gcaptain.com/one-year-anniversary-costa-concordia/