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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 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. At the time of the fire there were an estimated 475 people on board the ship including 417 passengers, 55 crew and at least three illegal immigrants. [1]
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]
Temperatures to remain high in Italy, Greece and across the Balkans even as heatwave eases in France and Spain
Greece faces seventh day of fires as temperatures surged to 46.6C in the south on Sunday
HMS Orion was one of the ships fired on in the first incident. The incidents started proper on 15 May 1946 when seven Royal Navy ships, including HMS Orion and HMS Superb, crossed the Corfu Channel following a prior inspection and clearing of the strait. [4] [3] While crossing, they came under fire from Albanian artillery in coastal fortifications.
Weather map showing forecast for heat and winds in Greece on Monday amid wildfires on Corfu and Rhodes (BBC Weather) British tourist says he knew wildfires were near when hot ash fell in his drink ...
The Corfu Channel Incident refers to three separate incidents involving Royal Navy ships in the Straits of Corfu which took place in 1946, and it is considered an early episode of the Cold War. [3] [4] [5] During the first incident, Royal Navy ships came under fire from Albanian fortifications. [4]