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A ferry is on fire at the Ionian Sea near the island of Corfu, Greece, on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. More than 280 people have been evacuated from the ferry in northwestern Greece that caught fire ...
The fire broke out in the parking deck, probably in a truck. Euroferry Olympia was brought closer to the north Corfu coast to offer better protection from the wind. [4] The ship was later towed to Astakos to complete the fire-fighting and by 23 March the bodies of the eleven missing passengers had been recovered. [6] [7]
The Hansa-class ferry caught fire off Corfu and was abandoned. About 292 people were on board (239 registered passengers, two stowaways, and 51 crew), of which 281 were rescued and 11 remained unaccounted for as of 20 February.
Caught fire near Diapontia Islands, northwest of Corfu while en route from Igoumenitsa, Greece to Brindisi, Italy. 11 people died. [29] 22 July 2022 MV Holiday Island: A fire broke out in the engine room just before the ferry entered Wood Islands. Over 200 people were evacuated by lifeboats and local fishermen. No casualties were reported. [30]
Greece faces seventh day of fires as temperatures surged to 46.6C in the south on Sunday
BARI, Italy (AP) -- Fighting high winds and stormy seas, helicopter rescue crews on Monday evacuated hundreds of people trapped aboard a Greek ferry that caught fire off Albania. The death toll ...
MS Norman Atlantic was a roll-on/roll-off passenger (ROPAX) ferry owned by the Italian ferry company Visemar di Navigazione. The ferry was chartered by ANEK Lines from December 2014. On 28 December 2014, she caught fire in the Strait of Otranto , in the Adriatic Sea .
Norman Atlantic 2014-2014 (caught fire on 28 December 2014 near Corfu. Laid-Up for 4 years in Bari scrapped in Aliaga in 2019) Asterion 2016-2018 (as Connemara for Brittany Ferries since 2018) Olympic Champion 2000-2023 now operates for Superfast Ferries as Superfast III; Hellenic Spirit 2001-2024 will soon operate for Superfast Ferries as ...