An Afghan nationwide, who was not registered in ‘Euroferry Olympia”s passenger record, and a Bulgarian driver had been each evacuated from the burning ferry on a Tremendous Puma, in response to the most recent report from the Greek Coast Guard on Friday evening.
In an earlier report by the coast guard, it was mentioned that two drivers, each international nationals, had alerted authorities they had been trapped, however solely the Bulgarian driver was positioned and rescued. A Turkish driver continues to be lacking.
The 2 international nationals, the Afghan and the Bulgarian, had been trapped on the burning ferry ‘Euroferry Olympia’ because the hearth broke out early on Friday, and had been evacuated on a Tremendous Puma to the Corfu hospital.
In accordance with Athens-Macedonian Information Company info, each appeared to have respiratory issues from smoke inhalation. The boys appeared to have discovered a protected nook within the ship on the fifth underwater deck, the place they escaped the fireplace. The fireplace brigade and its disasters unit struggled for hours to free them.
The fireplace broke out on one of many third automobile deck round midnight because it because it was crusing off Erikoussa, close to Corfu, whereas finishing up the journey from Igoumenitsa to the port of Brindisi in Italy. When the fireplace began, the ship’s captain ordered that the ship be instantly evacuated.
A complete of 278 passengers and crew have been evacuated, whereas one other 12 can’t be accounted for – amongst them 3 Greek nationals. The passengers and crew had been transported with security to the port of Corfu by Greek and Italian coast guard vessels within the space. Ten had been transported to the island’s hospital, most with respiratory issues from smoke inhalation.
Dousing the fireplace had been three tugboats with firefighting gear, and an open-type ferry transporting two firetrucks. As well as, a submarine operations unit of the Port Authority-Coast Guard was additionally heading to the positioning of the burning ship.
Proprietor and delivery agency Grimaldi Group mentioned the ship was additionally carrying 153 vehicles and 32 passenger automobiles. It added that no gas leak has been detected within the sea surrounding the ferry whereas its stability has not been affected.
Delivery & Island Coverage Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis mentioned that he has ordered an investigation into the causes of the fireplace, and has spoken with the proprietor firm to make sure that each precaution is taken to stop marine air pollution within the space.
Italian Coast Guard sending ship to assist put out hearth on Grimaldi ship
The Italian Coast Guard introduced on Friday it’s dispatching the ship ‘Diciotti’ from Catagna, on Sicily’s east coast, to help with firefighting efforts on the Italian-flagged ‘Euroferry Olympia’ close to Corfu.
The Italian authorities additionally mentioned they might contribute ships to assist with any potential gas leaks within the Ionian Sea. Moreover, house owners Grimaldi Group mentioned they had been contributing ships to assist put the fireplace out.
(Amna.gr)