One person died in a fire Italian ferry sailing from Greece, 290 were rescued and 188 waiting for evacuation – is the latest balance sheet of the Sunday crash in the Ionian Sea. With the extremely bad weather, evacuation is slow and it is increasingly difficult.
The cause of the fire is not known. The unit is located between the shores of the Italian Puglia and Albania.
On board at the time of the crash was a total of 478 passengers and crew. They are citizens of many countries – in addition to Italy and Greece, including Russia, Austria, Hungary, Sweden, Canada, Ukraine, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. On the list presented no Poles.
Fatality is a Greek passenger who drowned. The circumstances of his death are not known. The man jumped into the sea in a panic or emergency slides dropped.
A bad weather makes it difficult to share. “We’re dying from the cold”
Prom “Norman Atlantic” sailed from the Greek port of Patras to Ancona Italian. The fire broke out on Sunday in the morning on the car deck, where there were 128 trucks, among others. Some were carrying oil.
The evacuation hinder exceptionally bad weather conditions – strong wind and high waves, and the darkness. Operation with helicopters and rescue vessels are extremely slow. Every few minutes manages to take away from the deck only a few people. Emergency services emphasize that it is a race against time.
The Italian and Greek media report the expression of terrified people for several hours Frost camped out on the deck waiting to be evacuated. They say that everyone has to, so as not to freeze and do not fall asleep. At times do not have to breathe when the wind brings a cloud of smoke. Passengers to beg for help as soon as they leave the tilted ferry, which is still ongoing fire. “We’re dying from the cold” – say the passengers.
Some of the evacuees have been injured or suffered hypothermia (hypothermia). Among others rescued several half-naked children whose parents did not manage to get dressed when the alarm was announced.
Before the cruise found problems
The Italian media reported that the ferry technical inspections carried out on December 19, it was 6 problems, but have not led to the detention unit in the port. Among these vulnerabilities reported by the international organization “Paris Mou”, lists the problems with the fire door. Italian shipowner provides and that all problems have been solved before the shuttle came out into the sea.
The late afternoon ferry swam tug, the crew tried to stabilize it in order to facilitate the evacuation of passengers. However, the tug rope broke.
Drama on the ferry: 1 person killed, 290 rescued passengers … – rmf24.pl
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