Costa Concordia raised after two-and-a-half years
The wreck of the ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise liner has been refloated and towed away today, the ship ran aground and capsized two and a half years ago.
Costa Concordia to be scrapped two years after disaster
The wreck of the Italian cruise ship the Costa Concordia is to be scrapped two years after it sank killing 32 people.
In one of the most expensive maritime salvage operations ever, the ship was towed to the Italian port of Genoa, close to where it struck a reef off the Italian island of Giglio in January 2012.
The ship's captain Francesco Schettino has denied charges of multiple manslaughter and abandoning ship, which could see him jailed for up to 20 years.
ITV News Correspondent Ronke Phillips has this report:
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