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A large fire has fallen on deck 3 of the Grimaldi Euroferry Olympia passenger ferry sailing in the sea area near Igoumenitsa under the Italian flag.
The ship is now located northeast of the island of Ereikousa, near Corfu, and had an itinerary from Igoumenitsa to Brindisi. There were 237 passengers and 51 crew members on board. Three Greek Coast Guard ships, tugboats and other nearby ships arrived at the scene.
The ferry captain demanded and ordered her abandonment and the passengers immediately boarded the lifeboats. According to the Deputy Minister of Transport of Greece, Mr. Katsafados, so far there is no information to injure, while three helicopters are operating in the area and a Ydra frigate of the Greek Navy is going there.
From the counting of passengers on the EuroFerry ship, 11 people are missing. It is thought that these persons are either on the boat and could not be evacuated, or may be drivers napping in the cabins of trucks. This ferry loads many trucks with Turkish, Bulgarian and Albanian license plates that use the port of Igoumenitsa for Brindisi as the prices of this ferry are the cheapest on the market due to its age and competition between Greek and Italian companies in the Adriatic market.
It is within the limits of our waters and according to the laws it must be towed to Saranda or Vlora where it will conduct expertise, the Greeks say it is in their waters and want to tow it to Corfu, which is a violation of our sovereignty and international law. detit.
Atmospheric conditions in the area are good. The cause of the fire is not yet known, which seems to be still out of control. In the same area in December 2014 a fire broke out on the Norman Atlantic ferry traveling from Igoumenitsa to Ancona where 29 people lost their lives.
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