A fire, the causes of which at the time of writing are still unknown, broke out last night aboard the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia ro-ro ship connecting the Greek city of Igoumenitsa to Brindisi. It happened off the north coasthttps://youtu.be/W4JP-QDR1MA of the island of Corfu, between Greece and Albania. Onboard the […]
LAst night fire broke out on RO/PAX line Igoumenitsa-Brindisi on ship Euroferry Olympia off coast of Greece (which sailed under italian flag) near Corfu, Greece owned by Grimaldi Lines. 237 PAX & 51 CREW saved by 5 ships by Greek Coast Guard. No casulties reported curently. pic.twitter.com/CT2MJNJ3JF
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The Italian – flagged Euroferry Pllymiwas headed to the port of Brindisi from the Greek City of Igoumenitsa when the fire broke out on Friday morning near the island of Corfu in the lonian sea.
The coast guard said 237 passengers and 51 crew numbers were onboard all passengers are safe and on rescue boats, the Greek secretary of state for the merchant navy, Kostas katsafados , told Greek Radio Station Sky. The passengers and crew were being taken to Corfu, authorities said: No casualties have been reported and police said their tug boats and their patrol boats were sent to help passengers.
The Greek guard said that the incident took place around 4,30 AM ( 0130 GMT ) on the northern coast of Corfu, between Greece and Albania According to Geek Coast Guard the cause of the fire is not yet Known and investigation has begun
The ferry was in fact completely evacuated according to reports from sources of the Italian Coast Guard, which from the first moment of the accident was in contact with the Greek one, which coordinated the rescue. There are currently no injuries. Of the 288 people on board, 242 were rescued by a patrol boat of the Guardia di Finanza that was in the area. The fire would have broken out in one of the holds of the ship which mainly carried trucks and semi-trailers. The Crisis Unit of the Grimaldi Euromed company, owner of the ferry, is meeting to follow the evolution of the situation and to ascertain whether people are involved. According to the Greek media, all the people on board are safe and are in the lifeboats. This is the note released a little while ago by the Grimaldi Group on the accident that took place about 10 miles north of the island of Corfu.
