Rough seas and strong winds hit the Italian island of Giglio.
The severe weather has stalled salvage and operations on the half-submerged cruise ship Costa Concordia.
Salvage crews had hoped to begin pumping the 2,300 tonnes of diesel fuel from the stricken ship this week - but the weather has caused repeated delays.
On Tuesday Italian authorities ended the search for bodies in the submerged sections of the cruise liner - more than two weeks after it hit rocks off the Tuscan coast.
But the search will continue in other parts of the boat.
A total of 17 bodies have been recovered since the accident on January 13.
Fifteen people are still missing.
Travis Brecher, Reuters
