The wreck of the Costa Concordia – or least what’s left of it – continues to be damaged up in Genoa, Italy in preparation for remaining demolition someday later this 12 months.

According to the latest replace, launched earlier this week, about 200 technicians at the moment are engaged on reducing decks 5 to three whereas stripping inside fittings on deck 2 and 1.

With the wreck lighter, crews proceed to take away sponsons, used for flotation all through the salvage, most not too long ago with the elimination of the the sponson referred to as S3 and earlier S1 and P1. In the approaching weeks, the sponsons S2, P2 and P3 can be disconnected from the ship and eliminated.

Operations are additionally persevering with to revive the ship’s buoyancy so that every one sponsons will be eliminated and the wreck will be transferred to dry dock the place remaining demolition will happen.