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Italian police officers sail around the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio.The ship contains about 2 400 tons of heavy fuel and other pollutants that will have to be removed during a salvage operation.
Rome - Underwater operations have resumed to prepare the shipwrecked Costa Concordia for the removal of tons of oil from its tanks.
After days of stormy weather, seas off the Tuscan island of Giglio were calm enough to resume work on Sunday.
But the Italian government office overseeing salvage and rescue operations said winds were increasing and that the work would be halted before seas become too choppy.
The divers’ search for the bodies of the 15 people missing in the January 13 capsizing remains suspended due to sea conditions.
At least 17 people died after the cruise ship rammed a reef off Giglio and flipped over on its side. Rough seas so far have thwarted efforts to pump out the fuel to avoid pollution of pristine waters. - Sapa-AP
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