Helicopter video released by the Greek coast guard showed thick smoke billowing from the vessel hours after the rescue started. 9News
Firefighters and rescuers raced to free two truck drivers still trapped in a burning ferry off northwestern Greece Friday after most of the nearly 300 people on board were evacuated, while authorities said another 11 people were reported missing.
The cause of the blaze was unclear. The Italy-based ferry company said it started in a hold where vehicles were parked. Greek authorities said 239 passengers and 51 crew members were on board, adding that the vessel was transporting more than 153 trucks and 32 cars. A man and a woman covered with a thermal blankets look out from Greek Navy ship as they arrive at the port of Corfu island, northwestern Greece, following their evacuation from a ferry, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. More than 280 people have been evacuated from a ferry in northwestern Greece that caught fire overnight while heading to southern Italy, authorities said.
Greek truck driver Giorgos Parlantzas, one of the rescued passengers, recounted what took place on the Euroferry Olympia. "I was sleeping in my cabin when they came to alert us. I grabbed my ID and headed for the deck where people were being assembled. It must have been about 3.00 or 4.00am. And we were put onto boats," Parlantzas told the AP, speaking by telephone after arriving in Corfu.
Passengers arrive at the port of Corfu island, northwestern Greece, after being evacuated from a ferry, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. More than 280 people have been evacuated from a ferry in northwestern Greece that caught fire overnight while heading to southern Italy, authorities said.
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