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Storms delay bid to salvage Costa Concordia wreck

Stormy weather has delayed the start of operations to raise the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship, which went down last year with the loss of 32 lives, officials said Monday.

16.09.2013

(AFP) Stormy weather has delayed the start of operations to raise the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship, which went down last year with the loss of 32 lives, officials said Monday.

"Due to heavy storms tonight, the operation has been put back by two hours," to 8:00 am civil protection chief Franco Gabrieli told a news conference.