Two more bodies were recovered from the burnt ship ‘Euroferry Olympia’ on Friday, raising the total of confirmed dead to eight, and leaving another three people unaccounted for. The bodies of the two men were found in the third and second car deck of the ship by a fire brigade …
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Euroferry: Three more bodies recovered on Thursday; 5 people still missing
One more body was discovered by a fire brigade disasters team (EMAK) on the burnt ship Euroferry Olympia later on Thursday, the third in a day. The discovery of the three male bodies raised the number of confirmed fatalities to 5, while another 5 people, truck drivers, are reportedly still …
Read More »Second body recovered from Euroferry; 9 truck drivers still missing (videos)
Rescuers operating on the Euroferry Olympia discovered one more charred body late on Wednesday afternoon. It is the second dead passenger found on the ship, while another 9 truck drivers, are still missing, among them two Greeks. According to media information, the body was detected in an embryonic position next …
Read More »Relatives of missing people in outrage as Euroferry is towed to mainland coast
Τhe still-smoking Euroferry Olympia is being towed to a safe harbor in western mainland since Tuesday morning to facilitate the work of firefighters and rescuers. The removal of the ferry from the north of Corfu to the Astakos on the mainland coast has triggered outrage among the relatives of the …
Read More »Charred body recovered from burning Euroferry; 10 people still missing
The body of a man has been recovered from the still burning Euroferry Olympia, the Greek Fire Service reported early Sunday evening. The charred body was found in a truck on the second car deck of the ferry and has been identified by relatives, media report. The body was transferred …
Read More »Truck driver rescued from burning Euroferry Olympia 50 hours after the blaze; 11 people missing (VIDEO)
A 21-year-old truck driver from Belorussia was rescued from the still burning Euroferry Olympia on Sunday morning. “Tell me I’m alive,” the man told his rescuers unable to believe that he managed to survive over 50 hours in the burning ferry with high temperatures and toxic fumes. The man was …
Read More »Two truck drivers trapped on burning Euroferry rescued! 11 still missing; reports of 3 more alive
The two truck drivers from Bulgaria and Turkey trapped on the burning Euroferry Olympia were rescued early Friday evening, when a Super Puma helicopter managed to bring two marines on board who helped them evacuate the ship. The two men are being transferred to the hospital of Corfu as they …
Read More »Two truck drivers still trapped on Euroferry Olympia; number of missing unclear
At least two people, two truck drivers, are trapped on the burning Euroferry Olympia still Friday noon and are reportedly receiving instructions on how to reach the upper deck so that they can be evacuated with a helicopter. One of them is reportedly a Bulgarian national and the second one …
Read More »Euroferry Olympia: Two people still trapped on burning ship, reports of missing persons
Dozens of passengers and crew members were on board of the Euroferry Olympia have been evacuated from the burning ship and are reportedly on lifeboats and coast guard vessels sailing to the island of Corfu short after 10 o’ clock Friday morning. There are currently reports of some 11 missing …
Read More »Greece Weather Warning: Rain and snow, stormy winds, temperature drop
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a warning on Monday morning of the upcoming bad weather front with main features being heavy rain- and snowfalls, thunderstorms, temperature drop and strong northern winds blowing withe 8 Beaufort. The bad weather front is forecast to reach Greece on Monday night, February 21, …
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