Two-and-a-half years after the Costa Concordia ran aground off the coast of Giglio, Italy, the ship is floating again. After getting the go-ahead, salvage crews worked to refloat the ship this morning so it can be moved to the port of Genoa to be dismantled. By midday Monday, the ship was floating, reports CNN.
The ship will now be towed to Genoa. It is expected to take five days to get the ship there — that is, if the bottom of the rotting ship doesn't give way. Once in Genoa, the ship will be covered with a tent and crews will work to dismantle and recycle the ship for an estimated 18 months.
Costa Crociere's Michael Tamm said the operation has already cost $1 billion, and will top $2 billion or more by the time it's done, says CNN. That's more than three times the $612 million than it cost to build in 2004.
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