Costa Concordia has started its four-day voyage from Giglio to Genoa today, reports The Independent. The 290-meter (951 feet), 115,000-ton corroding cruise liner dragged 12 tons of toxic products and polluted seawater past the French island of Corsica and through a whale and dolphin reserve as it makes its way to northern Italy.

Environmental campaigners are warning of the potential damages to the marine ecosystem the ship presents as it is towed through 200 nautical miles of lush Mediterranean seas. Corsicans have reportedly dubbed the liner a “maritime Chernobyl,” The Times reports.

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