Twelve people are still missing after a fire on a ferry in the Ionian Sea en route from Greece to Italy. Rescuers have been patrolling the Corfu Island area since Saturday morning in the hope of rescuing them alive. The AFP news agency quoted the Greek Coast Guard as saying.
The Italian-flagged ferry Euro ferry Olympia caught fire in the Ionian Sea on Friday. Rescuers were later able to rescue 26 passengers and take them to Corfu Island, but 12 are still missing
According to the Greek Coast Guard, all those missing are truck drivers. Nine of them are Bulgarians and three are Greeks. Greek authorities say they do not yet know the cause of the fire.
Greek state media have broadcast the interviews of the truck drivers rescued from the ship today. The truck drivers said that many truck drivers were sleeping in their cars as there was a lot of crowds in the cabin of the ferry.
Grimaldi Lines is the proprietor of the ferry. The company said it had 239 passengers and 53 crew on board. There were 153 trucks and lorries and 32 passenger vehicles. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. The Coast Guard said two of the rescued were unregistered passengers. Both are Afghan nationals.
Bulgaria's foreign ministry said the ferry's passengers included 126 nationals. Of these, 36 are truck drivers. Turkish media NTV reported that 24 of the passengers were Turkish nationals. And according to Greek state media (ERT), there were 21 Greeks on board the ferry.
The ERT said 10 of the rescued had been taken to hospital. They were having difficulty breathing and were injured.
A fire broke out on a pleasure boat carrying the Italian flag on Friday. The news agency AFP reported this information.
The Euroferry Olympia was heading to Italy from the Greek city. The pleasure boat was sailing through the Ionian Sea in the Mediterranean.
Greek port police say there were 236 passengers on board. And the cruise number is 51.
Police said three tugboats and three patrol boats were sent to evacuate the passengers if a fire broke out on the cruise ship.
Police said the Euro ferry Olympia captain told passengers to leave the pleasure boat in the wake of the fire.
No casualties have been reported so far in the fire.
Twelve people are still missing after a fire on a ferry in the Ionian Sea en route from Greece to Italy. Rescuers have been patrolling the Corfu Island area since Saturday morning in the hope of rescuing them alive. The AFP news agency quoted the Greek Coast Guard as saying.
The Italian-flagged ferry Euro ferry Olympia caught fire in the Ionian Sea on Friday. Rescuers were later able to rescue 26 passengers and take them to Corfu Island, but 12 are still missing
According to the Greek Coast Guard, all those missing are truck drivers. Nine of them are Bulgarians and three are Greeks. Greek authorities say they do not yet know the cause of the fire.
Greek state media have broadcast the interviews of the truck drivers rescued from the ship today. The truck drivers said that many truck drivers were sleeping in their cars as there was a lot of crowds in the cabin of the ferry.
Grimaldi Lines is the proprietor of the ferry. The company said it had 239 passengers and 53 crew on board. There were 153 trucks and lorries and 32 passenger vehicles. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. The Coast Guard said two of the rescued were unregistered passengers. Both are Afghan nationals.
Bulgaria's foreign ministry said the ferry's passengers included 126 nationals. Of these, 36 are truck drivers. Turkish media NTV reported that 24 of the passengers were Turkish nationals. And according to Greek state media (ERT), there were 21 Greeks on board the ferry.
The ERT said 10 of the rescued had been taken to hospital. They were having difficulty breathing and were injured.
A fire broke out on a pleasure boat carrying the Italian flag on Friday. The news agency AFP reported this information.
The Euroferry Olympia was heading to Italy from the Greek city. The pleasure boat was sailing through the Ionian Sea in the Mediterranean.
Greek port police say there were 236 passengers on board. And the cruise number is 51.
The Greek Coast Guard said the cause of the fire was not yet known. An investigation has been launched into the incident.
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