They pulled it off.
"Using a vast system of steel cables and pulleys, maritime engineers
on Monday gingerly winched the massive hull of the Costa Concordia off
the reef where the cruise ship capsized near an Italian island in
January 2012 and were poised to set it upright in the middle of the
night.
After 15 hours of slower-than-expected progress in pulling the
heavily listing luxury liner to an upright position, engineers said they
finally hit the tipping point they eagerly were awaiting.
Shortly before midnight, the Concordia was raised by 25 degrees —
after that, engineers said, the effect of gravity started giving the
rotation a boost."
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Because Italy is more than a geographic expression..
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