Bari prosecutor’s office investigates cases of fire at Norman Atlantic – RIA Novosti

ROME, December 29 – RIA Novosti, Natalia Shmakova. The prosecutor’s office of the southern Italian city of Bari opened a case of the shipwreck of the ferry Norman Atlantic by fire, said Bari prosecutor Giuseppe Volpi (Giuseppe Volpe).

Fire on the ferry, which left the port of Igoumenitsa on the west coast of Greece in the Italian port of Ancona, started early Sunday morning in the garage bay. At the time of a fire on board were about 470 passengers and crew members. The distress signal ferry which sails under the flag of Italy, gave when he was 44 miles northwest of Corfu.

According to 10.00 (12.00 MSK), published by the naval forces of Italy, with a burning ferry rescued 340 people, 138 were still on board. In turn, the Italian coast guard rescued 356 reports.