September Costa Concordia

Members of the US salvage company Titan and Italian firm Micoperi pass by the destroyed side of the wreckage of Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship which begins to emerge from water near the harbour of Giglio Porto. Salvage operators in Italy lifted the Costa Concordia cruise ship upright from its watery grave off the island of Giglio in the biggest ever project of its kind. The ship's horn sounded for the first time since the January 13, 2012 tragedy, its sound mixing with applause and cheers in the port in a dramatic climax to the massive salvage operation. Local residents and survivors spoke of an eerie feeling as the ship rose, saying the sight reminded them of the tragedy that claimed 32 lives. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTOVINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images