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Costa Concordia could sail the seven seas again one day, according to owners who are aiming to pump out the fuel and seal leaks.

Current lying half underwater after hitting a rock off the Tuscan island of Giglio late last week, the liner’s owners are currently talking to various firms to investigate various methods that could help recover the 114,500 tonne-vessel, News.com reported.

Costa Crociere line head Pier Luidi Foschi explained that the ship is not completely out of hope and said solutions for the moment were to salvage, not slice the boat up.

"It could be righted by means of balloons and once refloated towed away by tugs," Mr Foschi outlined.

Although he said it would “one of the most difficult [thing] in the world”, he did stress that “there are several possibilities but in the first place we must think about plugging the leaks”.

Recruited to assist with the eventual removal of the ship, Titan Salvage spokesperson explained that moving the ship from its current location could take weeks.

The spokesperson explained it was important for the company to drain the ship of any fuel before proceeding, to ensure boat’s stability.

"They've been phenomenally lucky there's been no spill,” the spokesperson said.  

“If the hole in the hull had been four or five metres further along it would have punctured the tanks.”

Early this morning, the company found another body amongst the ruins, bringing the death toll up to six while missing persons count sits at 14.

The unconfirmed death is said to be that of a man who was found in a corridor of the ship still above water, The Guardian reported.

As divers and rescue crew still search for missing people, Costa Cruises head office confirmed yesterday that it has commenced investigation into the cause of the incident.

Early yesterday, the ship’s captain, Francesco Schettino, is said to have been questioned over the event and reports that he was seen fleeing the ship before passengers and other crew were safely off board.

The cruise company said the ship seemed to have been travelling too close to the shore and the captain’s response to the incident was not in line with “Costa procedures”. 

“While the investigation is ongoing, preliminary indications are that there may have been significant human error on the part of the ship’s Master, Captain Francesco Schettino, which resulted in these grave consequences,” an official Costa Cruises statement read.

“We are aware that the lead Prosecutor has levelled serious accusations against the ship’s Captain, who joined Costa Crociere in 2002 as a Safety Officer and was appointed Captain in 2006, after acting as Staff Captain as well.

“As all Costa Masters, he has been constantly trained passing all tests.”

Up to 1,100 Costa employees were on board the ship along with 3,200 passengers.