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The oil leaked as the 115,000-tonne luxury liner, which sank two-and-a-half years ago with the loss of 32 lives, continued to rise in the waterEmergency response teams rushed to deal with an oil spill from the wreck of the Costa Concordia as salvage experts prepared to tow the crippled ship away from the island of Giglio on Tuesday.The oil leaked as the 115,000 tonne luxury liner continued to rise in the water, with engineers pumping compressed air into 30 huge steel compartments attached to the hull of the ship, forcing out sea water and providing buoyancy.As more decks emerged above the water, the words “Costa Concordia” in giant blue lettering were visible for the first time since the ship sank two-and-a-half years ago with the loss of 32 lives.
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