Evacuation of ferry boat on fire near Erikoussa
ferry boat
18 Feb 2022
/ 08:59
CORFU. Fire broke out on the Euroferry Olympia, sailing under the Italian flag, just before 06:00 this morning.
The boat, which is near Erikoussa and was sailing from Igoumenitsa to Brindisi, was quickly evacuated.
There were 237 passengers and 51 crew members on board the vessel and the fire spread quickly.
The captain immediately gave the order to evacuate the ship in the lifeboats. Following the first head count, nobody was found to be missing.
A rescue operation is in progress with the coastguard and Super Puma helicopters.
According to initial information, the passengers will be brought to Corfu.
There were 237 passengers and 51 crew members on board the vessel and the fire spread quickly.
The captain immediately gave the order to evacuate the ship in the lifeboats. Following the first head count, nobody was found to be missing.
A rescue operation is in progress with the coastguard and Super Puma helicopters.
According to initial information, the passengers will be brought to Corfu.
