Costa Concordia is successfully salvaged - in pictures

The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship begins to emerge from the water Photograph: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images

Salvage workers continue to raise the ship, in the largest and most expensive maritime salvage operation in history Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images

The severely damaged side of the ship is visible after the parbuckling operation succesfully lifted it from the water at around 4am Photograph: Marco Secchi/Getty Images

The wreck is rotated into an upright position using a series of cables and hydraulic machines Photograph: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images

A close-up the damage to the side of the Costa Concordia Photograph: Andrew Medichini/AP

Nick Sloan, right, senior salvage master of Titan-Micoperi, celebrates with workers after the rotation of the wreck Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images

The wreck of the Costa Concordia at dawn Photograph: Olycom SPA/REX

Officials declared it a 'perfect' end to a daring and unprecedented engineering feat Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images

Water damage to the ship Photograph: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images

The Costa Concordia after it was was pulled completely upright early on Tuesday Photograph: Andrew Medichini/AP

Thirty-two people died when the ship, with 4,200 passengers on board, hit rocks and ran aground off the island of Giglio in January 2012 Photograph: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images

Debris is contained Photograph: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images

The previously submerged part of the ship is visible Photograph: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images

Members of the US salvage company Titan and Italian firm Micoperi pass the wreckage Photograph: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images

The severely damaged side of the stricken Costa Concordia is visible after the parbuckling operation Photograph: Marco Secchi/Getty Images

The cruise liner after the 19-hour-long salvage operation Photograph: Tony Gentile/Reuters