(ANSAmed) - GIGLIO ISLAND (GROSSETO), JANUARY 20 - The Costa
Concordia, the ship that ran aground on January 13 off the
island of Giglio, has shifted once again. As a result, all
searches for survivors have been suspended. Officials
coordinating operations are due to meet this morning to decide
how to proceed. A plan to secure the ship has not been ruled
out, and would involve tying the hull to rocks to avoid the ship
sinking. Initial information suggests that the briefing during
which the intervention on the ship will be decided is to be
attended by technicians from Smit Salvage, the company that will
empty the wreck. The operation can only be carried out once the
search operation has been definitively called off. (ANSAmed).
