Photos: Raising the Concordia

By Newsweek Staff On 7/23/14 at 1:03 PM EDT

The 114,500-tonne wreck is due to arrive at a port near Genoa in northern Italy on either Saturday or Sunday, before being broken up for scrap. The once-gleaming white luxury liner sank off Giglio in January 2012 after sailing too close to shore.

7_22_Costa_Concordia_06 — Photos: Raising the Concordia Italian Civil Protection/Reuters

The 114,500-GT tonne wreck is due to arrive at a port near Genoa in northern Italy on either Saturday or Sunday, before being broken up for scrap. The once-gleaming white luxury liner sank off Giglio in January 2012 after sailing too close to shore.

The Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground is seen off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island, Jan. 14, 2012. Italian Guardia di Finanza/Reuters