>> italy where work at the site of the cruise ship disaster is entering a new phase today. nbc's michelle kosinski is on giglio island with details on that. good morning.
>> reporter: hey, matt. as we speak they are preparing to pump out all the fuel even as the latest count now shows 23 people still missing inside. the questions come up. why don't we see hundreds of searchers swarming every inch of the ship? they have been through almost all of it. they say the problem is the dark cluttered spaces under water. even from high above you see something unusual in the water. there, a table, furniture pulled out by divers who have been going in through holes they have blasted. just as dangerous. they wrangle heavy items with hooks, pull out endless lengths of water logged rope. inside find rooms jammed full of chairs this is what they feel their way through looking for a sign of the missing. other areas are completely submerged with debris everywhere. this is why it takes so long. divers say at times they can't see their hands in front of them, get bumped by objects floating by and must now bear a nearly overpowering stench of tons of food rotting in the ship's kitchen. air described as unbreathable. working late into the night .
>> translator: you have to watch for objects falling on you. we have the same situation in the kitchen area where there are lots of appliances.
>> reporter: but they make progress. yesterday recovered the bodies of two women near the internet cafe . one italian on her honeymoon who was wearing a life jacket but couldn't swim. it's been a problem knowing how many are missing. only around half of those found have been identified. it now appears one was a stowaway, which is unfounded. now while the grim work goes on for those believed still inside their families always waiting, it is time to try to prevent another disaster of an oil spill.
>> we are ready to go. we are ready to start working.
>> reporter: another daunting task, pumping out half a million gallons from enormous tanks finally begins today. it will take a month and a half. they think on saturday they will finally be able to drill into each tank, pump out the fuel and pump in seawater so the ship which now appears to be stable will stay that way. matt?
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