10 Months to Remove Cruise Ship in Italy

The Costa Concordia will take up to 10 months to remove, officials said Sunday, as rough seas off the Italian coast forced the suspension of recovery operations.

Officials called off both the start of operations to remove of 500,000 gallons of fuel and the search for people still missing after determining the Costa Concordia had moved four centimeters (an inch and a half) over six hours, coupled with waves of more than three feet.  An Italian professor said the ship could keep moving until it settles inthe seabed.

Sixteen crew and passengers remain listed as missing, with one body recovered from the ship not yet identified.