With a burning ferry in the Adriatic rescued more than 190 people – BBC Russian

• December 28, 2014

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Redeemed ferry passengers “Norman Atlantic” is sent to the hospital in the Italian city of Brindisi

Rescuers evacuate passengers and crew of the Italian ferry “Norman Atlantic” is sent from Greece to Italy and a burning in the Adriatic Sea.

The Italian coast guard confirmed the death of one of the passengers, whose body was fished out of the water near the ferry and taken to the port of Brindisi. It is reported that the victim was a Greek citizen.

At nightfall, Italian, Greek and Albanian rescue teams have not stopped their efforts. In operations involving several rescue and fire ships and military helicopters.

According to the latest data provided by the naval forces of Italy, the ship rescued 190 people on board but are still about 287 passengers and crew members .

Some of the rescued flown by helicopter to Italy, the rest are standing next to the ferry vessels.

Fire

A ferry with 478 passengers and crew members on board was heading from the Greek port of Patras in the Italian city of Ancona.

According to reports, “Norman Atlantic” lights up when he was about 40 nautical miles west of the island of Corfu.

Due to the stormy weather ferry passengers rescued by military helicopters

The fire started on Sunday morning, in a compartment of vehicles, where there were more than two hundred vehicles.

crew and passengers were rescued from the fire on the upper deck. Several people have called on the Greek TV channels. One of the passengers begged for help: “Please do not abandon us!”

“On the lower deck where the lifeboats our shoes are beginning to melt from the heat … On the lower deck is impossible to walk, so it’s hot, and nowhere to move from here, “- said one of the passengers, the Greek Sophocles Stiliaris local television station Mega.

The ship was full of tourists and truck drivers on their way to Italy. As reported by the Greek authorities, 234-passenger ship and 34 crew members – the Greeks, the rest – the foreigners, citizenship not yet been established.

“The hardest evacuation”

The Greek authorities have mobilized nearby ships. They also requested assistance from Italy, which took over the coordination of the rescue operation.

“Norman Atlantic” caught fire about 40 nautical miles west of the island of Corfu

However, the stormy weather in the Adriatic Sea seriously complicates the work of the rescuers. Passenger ferry boat put in, and with them forwarded to another court.

The Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis shipping Greece noted that the most difficult evacuation operation in the history of the country.

Local authorities report that About 150 people have already transplanted into the lifeboats, but because of the storm wind forward to another vessel until all failed.

Passengers trafficked from boats standing beside the ship “Cruise Europe” by helicopter.

According to some reports, the fire on board the ferry was brought under control.

The representatives of Greece’s coast guard said that several ships surrounded the ferry “Norman Atlantic” to protect it from strong waves.

According to reports, the ferry “Norman Atlantic” flying the Italian flag, owned by a Greek shipping company ANEK.

path to follow and the current situation, “Norman Atlantic” according marinetraffic.com

Ferry “Norman Atlantic” shuttled between the Greek port of Patras and the Italian city of Ancona