After spending more than 600 days partially submerged near Isola del Giglio, Italy, the wreck of the Costa Concordia was successfully rolled upright last night. The cruise ship capsized after striking a reef on January 13, 2012, killing 32 passengers and crew members.

The Costa Concordia remained partially submerged off the coast of Isola del Giglio, Italy, for approximately two and a half years. The cruise ship ran aground on January 13, 2012, after striking a rock, which led to a 32-person fatality. The wreckage sat on its side, leaning at a 65-degree angle, until the massive "parbuckling" operation successfully rotated the ship to an upright position in September 2013. Following this, it remained on a series of underwater platforms while salvage crews attached massive steel caissons (pontoons) to its sides. It was finally refloated in July 2014 and towed to Genoa to be dismantled. The entire salvage and removal process was one of the most expensive and complex maritime operations in history, costing over $2 billion. By 2026, the site at Giglio has been largely restored, and the ship has been entirely recycled, but the event remains a defining moment in modern maritime safety regulations and engineering history.