Inside the abandoned Costa Concordia cruise liner

It was dubbed the worst maritime disaster in Italyโ€™s history since the second World War, killing 32 passengers, when Costa Concordia sank partially sank near the Tuscan island of Giglio in 2012 after hitting a reef.

Four years later German photographer Jonathan Danko Kielkowski swam 200 metres to capture the ghost ship moved to the port of Genoa where it will be scrapped eventually.

The images captured by Mr Kielkowski have created quite a buzz in social media, amazed by the 290-metre shipโ€™s decadence now completely in rundown state.

It was the photographerโ€™s second attempt to capture the ship after he was caught by the Coast Guard.

The interiors show corridors corroded with harsh salt water. The glitzy atrium and theatre is shown covered in debris. The barโ€™s emerald finishings still stand out despite the electric wiring hanging out.

Costa Concordiaโ€™s maritime wreck recovery and scrapping effortsย are estimated to cost ยฃ1.2billion.

The images are now in a book named Concordia published by White Press.

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