The operation to raise the sunken last January, Friday, 13 near the coast of Italian island of Giglio in the Tyrrhenian Sea liner «Costa Concordia» began three hours late due to weather conditions. This was reported today Agency France Presse. Start of operation was scheduled for 600 (800 MSK), but it was postponed because of the storm, which was held on Monday night in the area of operations. Recall, according to preliminary data, the cost of the rescue vessel is estimated at $ 300 million before authorities Meanwhile the Italian island of Giglio, which sank near the cruise ship «Costa Concordia», demanded a compensation of at least 80 million euros for the damage to the environment. Recall «Costa Concordia» was wrecked on the night of January 142012 in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast of Tuscany. On board were more than 4.2 million people. The victims of the tragedy were 32 people, two of them are still unaccounted for. Prosecutors accuse liner captain Francesco Schettino of criminal negligence, manslaughter people, as well as environmental damage zone where the ship sank.
RIA «VladNews».