In solemn silence hundreds of people lit candles and made their way to the port on Giglio island on Sunday evening (January 13) to participate in the final event of a long day of anniversary memorials to mark the Costa Concordia tragedy.<br/> <br />One year ago the 114,500 tonne ship slammed into the rocks off the Tuscan island. Over 4,200 passengers and crew scrambled for their lives to safety. 32 people were killed.<br/> <br />The exact time the Concordia hit the rocks was 2042GMT - and three minutes later at 2045 GMT the ship began taking on water.<br/> <br />Islanders, survivors and relatives gathered close together on the port to mark a minute of silence at the time the ship hit the rocks.<br/> <br />32 lanterns were then lit and released into the sky in memory of the 32 people who died in the shipwreck.<br/> <br />An eerie silence fell as the lanterns flew past the enormous wreck of the Costa Concordia, still lying on its side off the shoreline.
