Balance of fire on the ferry: 10 deaths – Republic

Source: AFP

Up to 10 increased the number of deaths of the fire on the Italian ferry” Norman Atlantic “. Unknown is the final number of passengers – some victims fished out of the sea on it there is no

After more than 30 hours, 427 completed the evacuation of people. The last of the Italian captain came down the deck. Cause of the fire, which broke out on Sunday in the morning in the garage board, is not known. The fire was put out after several hours. The ferry sailed from the Greek port of Patras to Ancona in Italy.

During Monday’s rescue in the Adriatic, between the shores of Italy and Albania, found nine bodies. On Sunday reports of the death of the Greek passenger who fell into the water.

Among the passengers evacuated most of them Greeks; there were 234. There were Turks, Italians, Albanians, Germans, Swiss and citizens of other countries – said the Italian Minister of Transport, Maurizio Lupi at a press conference. According to the data on the ferry was not the Poles.

The head of Italy’s defense minister Robert Pinotti has announced that it will continue to search for possible missing. The Minister of Transport said that any speculation about missing persons are premature and does not want to speak on this topic. In this way, referred to the allegations of a Greek weeklies that sought is 38 people.

The Minister Lupi admitted that there are discrepancies in the data. He explained that the list of people who came on board, there were 478 names. However, the names of some of the survivors shipwrecked on this list does not – he added. Last meticulous checks, because in its opinion the data are “variables”. According to official data from the deck evacuated 427 people, including 56 crew members.

The Associated Pres writes that according to the Italian Admiral Giovanni Pettorino 80 rescued persons not on the list of passengers and crew. This seems to confirm the suspicion that the ferry could be illegal immigrants.

The commander coordinating the rescue of the Italian Navy, Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi said that the evacuation of people from the deck, especially helicopters, was a “historic project” with Due to the extremely difficult weather conditions.

Among the survivors continues polemic about the slowness of the rescue operation and its course. Greek singer Dimitra Teodosiu, who was on board, told the media about the chaos and the fact that some men, anxious to leave the ferry, which take precedence beat women and pushed them queue.

Before the time of the last to leave 15 Italian captain Argilio board Giacomazzi.

Prosecutor of Bari in Puglia has launched an investigation into the inadvertent bring maritime disaster due to a fire. No one has ever been before charges.

Italian shipowner ferry VISEMAR company, declared readiness to cooperate with the authorities and the judiciary in order to clarify the circumstances of the disaster and assured that the ferry was fully operational. Earlier, the media reported that the technical condition of the control carried out in mid-December showed six faults, including problems with the fire door. Shipowner said that these problems have been resolved before the ferry left at sea.

The situation on board was defined as dramatic. Nomadic in the cold and wind, people were far from freezing, starving and terrified. The smoke made it difficult to breathe. With them were doctors and paramedics who transported there by helicopter. On the night of Sunday to Monday in extremely difficult conditions taken from the deck of about 100 people.

Several evacuees has various injuries and symptoms of hypothermia. The wife of the Greek passenger who drowned, told the media that they spent four hours in the water. She said that her husband died trying to save her.

The port of Bari in Puglia received on Monday morning, the ship of the 49 exhausted survivors. The Cruise of the unit proceeded with serious problems. At approx. 3, the ship arrived in the area of ​​Brindisi, but could not reach its port because of rough seas, so he was sent to Bari. Among the survivors are two illegal immigrants from Afghanistan – Ansa agency said.

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Balance of fire on the ferry: 10 deaths – Republic