al jazeera report erp charlie angela tells us -- reporter charlie angela tells how they plan to raise it. >> 114,000 tonnes, the length of three football fields. it is an immense task to move the "costa cordia." after 20 months lying in the waters off giglio island, salvage workers will try to right the ship in a process called parbuckling, workers built a platform to hold the ship's weight when they role it upright. they have attached metal floatation tanks to the hull, filling with water. steel cables will tighten and the ship will be pulled upright, helped bit weight of the tanks. >> this delicate operation will take 12 hours and involve 500 worksers. they have one chance to rotate the ship. there is no plan b. the costs of this so far, the most ambitious sallage operation in marine history is $800 million. if the tension causes the ship to break, a flood of rotten food and passengers luggage could flow out into the pristine waters. environmentalists have taken measures they hope will prevent that. >> translation: it will have an impact on tourism if something goes wrong. we are co

charlie angela is at giglio island. has work started lifting a 115,000 tonne ship off the rocks - how is it going? >> well, they have entered the control room. we have been delayed by three hours because there were electrical storms last night, forcing divers out the water. they were putting in place this barge, which you can see behind me, where they are doing the remote control operation from. they'll use underwater cameras put on the back of five unmanned submarines and will relay images back and forth to see how the ship responds to the cables which will take the tension and strain, and hopefully pulling the "costa cordia" upright. we haven't had that part of the operation begin. when it does we expect to hear creeking, groaning as the ship is pulled up by 65 degrees. it will take 12 hours, and we could be losing the light soon. >> okay. after the creeking and the groaning, if it's successful, what happens if the ship is uplight. there's a lot in the base of the ship, including food and supplies. >> absolutely, when

charlie angela joins us from giglio island. what are they going to do?>> well, right now they are doing the final checks on the cables that will be used in that pulling of the ship, and their testing the tension that it's going to be. it will be an immense pressure. i'll step out so you can see the ship clearly. you'll see the red hydraulic jacks and attached are the cables. they'll do the pulling to bring it upright. you see boxes, looking like storage containers. they'll be filled with water, and that weight will help with the motion. as you said, it's a very complex operation. it's called par buckling in the industry and has been done before - but never on this scale. this cruise ship is 300m long, about the length of three football fields. the pressure, the tension - it's going to be immense. it's all going to depend on the weather. we'll find out in the next couple of hours if it will go ahead at dawn on monday. >> we have been hearing for months that if this does not work the ship could slide into the mediterranean. is there a plan b? >> there is n

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. >> charlie angela reports from giglio. >> after 20 months of lying in the waters off giglio island, the "costa cordia" is slowly coming upright. there were no guarantees of success, but the line of rust and scum emerging from the sea proves the most ambitious salvage operation in marine history is on course. >> they pulled the ship off the rocks and will rest the 114,000 tonne liner on an underwater platform. slowly spilling out thousands of the litres of filthy water. before it capsized, the floating city was ready to entertain, feed and house more than 4,000 people. engineers say they are well prepared. >> translation: at the moment i don't see anything to worry us - at the moment. naturally we are keeping a close eye on the situation. we are ready in case anything happens. at the moment there's no points of concern. >> whilst there is an impressive feat of engineering it's the site of a tragic accident. 32 died, and two victims have not been found. an indian later, one of them, gave his life jacket to another passenger. salvage experts say the bodies could be pinned under the shi

al jazeera's charlie angela has more on this complicated salvage project. >> reporter: after 20 months off the coast, the concordia is slowly coming up right. the line of trust and scrum rising in the sea proved that the operation is on course. from inside the control room, they operate a system of wenches, pulleys, and cables that are wrapped around the wreck. they will eventually rest the liner on an underground platform. slowly filling out thousands of liters of filthy water. engineers said they are well prepared. >> translator: at the moment i honestly don't see anything to worry us. at the moment. naturally we're keeping a close eye on the situation, we're ready in case anything happens. >> reporter: while this is an impressive feet of engineering, it is also the site of a tragic accident. 32 people died, and two victims still have not been found. one of them an indian waiter was last seen giving his life jacket to another passenger. for the people who have lived in the wreck's shadow for so long, the operation is a relief. >> translator: it's just like giving birth to a child. it

the costa concordia, charlie angela tells us how the team is lifting that doomed ship. >> after 20 months of lying in the waters of jee giglio islande most huge salvage operation is on course. they've pulled the ship off the rocks and would eventually rest 114,000 ton liner on an underwater platform. slowly spilling out thousands of liters of filthy water. before it capsized, this floating city was able to entertain and house more than a thousand people. >> at the moment i honestly don't see anything to worry us. at the moment. naturally, we're keeping a close eye on the situation, we're ready in case anything happens. but at the moment i don't see any points of concern. >> while this is an impressive feat of engineering it is also the site of a tragic accident. 32 people died and two victims have not been found. one an indian waiter was last seen giving his life jacket to another passenger. salvage experts say their bodies could be pinned under the ship and finding them will be a priority. for the people of giglio who have lived in the wreck's shadow for so long, this is a relief. >> it

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angela merkel when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: we begin this evening with syria last night in his nationally televised address president obama laid out his case against the use of chemical weapons. but in light of a new proposal that the regime of bashar al-assad hand over its stock pile to the international community asked congress to delay a vote on military force. the message signals a dramatic pause in his efforts to convince the country that the need for u.s. military strike must be considered. secretary of state john kerry will meet with russian foreign minister on thursday in geneva to examine the russian plan. joining me is john mccain, david sanger of the "new york times" and john dickerson of the slate magazine. what did the president accomplish last night and what did he not accomplish. >> i think he accomplished a very compelling narrative concerning the terrible tragedies that take place as a result of bashar al-assad's use of chemical weapons, the dead children and women and innocent civilians, i think certa