Passengers of the "Euroferry Olympia" of Grimaldi Lines are seen arriving at the port of Corfu island, Greece, Feb. 18, 2022. Ten people were missing on Friday after a fire broke out on a ferry off Corfu island in western Greece, local SKAI TV reported.
A total of 239 passengers and 51 crew members were onboard the "Euroferry Olympia" of Grimaldi Lines, when the fire started under still unclear circumstances, according to an e-mailed press statement by the Greek Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy. (Photo by Stamatis Katapodis/Xinhua)
ATHENS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were missing on Friday after a fire broke out on a ferry off the Corfu island in western Greece, local SKAI TV reported.
A total of 239 passengers and 51 crew members were onboard the "Euroferry Olympia" of Grimaldi Lines, when the fire started under still unclear circumstances, according to an e-mailed press statement by the Greek Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy.
The ferry had departed from the nearby Greek port of Igoumenitsa and were sailing towards Italy's Brindisi when the incident occurred.
Nearby ships and Coast Guard vessels rushed in the area to collect people who evacuated the ferry in lifeboats, and transferred them to Corfu.
One person got respiratory problems and was transferred to a local hospital, reported the Greek national broadcaster ERT. ■
A passenger of the "Euroferry Olympia" of Grimaldi Lines is seen arriving at the port of Corfu island, Greece, Feb. 18, 2022. Ten people were missing on Friday after a fire broke out on a ferry off Corfu island in western Greece, local SKAI TV reported.
A total of 239 passengers and 51 crew members were onboard the "Euroferry Olympia" of Grimaldi Lines, when the fire started under still unclear circumstances, according to an e-mailed press statement by the Greek Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy. (Photo by Stamatis Katapodis/Xinhua)
Passengers of the "Euroferry Olympia" of Grimaldi Lines are seen arriving at the port of Corfu island, Greece, Feb. 18, 2022. Ten people were missing on Friday after a fire broke out on a ferry off Corfu island in western Greece, local SKAI TV reported.
A total of 239 passengers and 51 crew members were onboard the "Euroferry Olympia" of Grimaldi Lines, when the fire started under still unclear circumstances, according to an e-mailed press statement by the Greek Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy. (Photo by Stamatis Katapodis/Xinhua)
Coast Guard vessels rescue people who evacuated from the ferry in a lifeboat off Corfu island in Greece, Feb. 18, 2022. Ten people were missing on Friday after a fire broke out on a ferry off Corfu island in western Greece, local SKAI TV reported.
A total of 239 passengers and 51 crew members were onboard the "Euroferry Olympia" of Grimaldi Lines, when the fire started under still unclear circumstances, according to an e-mailed press statement by the Greek Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy. (Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua)