The 80-tonne rock was wrenched off a reef when the luxury cruise liner veered too close to the island of Giglio, off the Tuscan coast, on the night of January 13.The mayor of the island announced on Wednesday that it will be prized out of the Concordia’s hull as part of the ongoing operation to recover the wreck.u00a0It will then be installed as a monument to the 32 people of a dozen nationalities who died in the tragedy. Sergio Ortelli, the mayor, said the plan had been agreed with Costa Cruises, the Genoa-based company that owns the Concordia.

In tribute: The mayor said that the 80-tonne rock against which Costa Concordia crashed would be prized out and made into a memorial. file pic/getty images