(24 Sep 2013) The search for the two bodies still missing after the deadly Costa Concordia accident of 13 January 2012, has restarted after the rotation of the shipwreck made it possible to approach the starboard side.
Seventy people - almost 50 divers and approximately 20 firefighters - started the search on the side of the shipwreck now lifted from the sea on Tuesday morning.
The team began by shoring up the starboard side to reduce the risk of collapse.
Once the area was cleared divers and firefighters started searching the decks.
The rescue crews focused on the tail of the ship, following the indications of many witnesses.
In the same area many other bodies were found trapped between the hull and the rocks.
Divers are using high definition cameras and have not yet entered the underwater deck, as they are waiting for further safety assessments.
Meanwhile, the trial continues of Captain Francesco Schettino, who is charged with abandoning ship and the manslaughter of the 32 people who lost their lives.
On Tuesday, Schettino's lawyers as well as attorneys for relatives of the dead and the tragedy's survivors, raised questions about other potential factors, such as emergency generators, pumps and elevators that failed to work, that could have increased the casualty rate.
The judge ruled in favour of their requests for an inspection of the ship.
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