The Wrecked Costa Concordia Will Finally Be Towed Away And Dismantled This Summer

The wreck of the Costa Concordia — which crashed on underwater rocks off the Italian coast in January 2012 — will finally be towed away in June, officials said at a press conference today. Ports in Italy, France, Turkey, Britain, and China are bidding for the right to dismantle the nearly 1,000-foot long ship for scrap, according to the Wall Street Journal. The choice will be made in March. In September, salvage workers successfully flipped the capsized ship upright. Since then, it has been ...