Costa Concordia rescue effort - in pictures

Satellite image showing the capsized ship Costa Concordia. Photograph: Copyright 2012 DigitalGlobe

Oil removal ships gather around the cruise ship Costa Concordia Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP

Navy divers place explosive charges above the waterline to gain access to the ship Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images

A rail on the starboard side of the partially submerged Costa Concordia cruise ship as seen underwater Photograph: Reuters

A coastguard diver searches inside the cruise ship Costa Concordia Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Furniture floats under water in one of the submerged decks Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Sun loungers on the deck of the partially submerged Costa Concordia Photograph: /Reuters

An Italian coastguard scuba diver swims next to the cruise ship Costa Concordia Photograph: AP

Daylight shines through a hole in the Costa Concordia's superstructure Photograph: AP

Debris from the wreck litters the rocky shelf that the submerged cruise liner rests upon Photograph: /Reuters

A view of the cruise ship from the island Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP

Italian navy divers approach the cruise ship Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP

Wreckage from the cruise liner sits underwater at Le Scole rock near Isola del Giglio harbour
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Rescuers work on the side of the Costa Concordia Photograph: Laura Lezza/Getty Images

Divers retrieve a body from the water near the cruise ship Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters

A fireman rests above the point where navy commandos used explosives to open access to waterlogged cabins Photograph: Target Presse Agentur Gmbh/Getty Images