The vessel, carrying 4,252 people, met a tragic end in January 2012 when it hit an underwater rock off Isola del Giglio near Tuscany.
Three years after the tragedy the wreckage of the ship is being dismantled in the port of Genoa.
The 144,500–tonne ship is unrecognisable as workmen rip it apart for scraps.
The rusty metal structure acts a sombre reminder of the tragedy – the death-toll making it Italy’s worst maritime disaster since the Second World War.
At the ship’s helm was Francesco Schettino, dubbed ‘Captain Coward‘ after he fled the boat before its 4,200 passengers were safely ashore.
He was sentenced to 16 years in jail for manslaughter.
