Source: http://www.businessinsider.com - Tuesday, December 30, 2014
The story of the Norman Atlantic, an Italian ferry that caught fire Sunday morning en route from Greece to Italy , leaves many questions open, as officials struggle to keep count of casualties and missing people. The ferry was cruising from Patras, Greece, to Ancona, Italy, when the flames started in the lower car deck. It is suspected that the first blazes originated from a lorry carrying olive oil that was scrapping against the ceiling of the car deck. The oil acted as a combustible and helped to spread the fire. Ten bodies have been found by the Italian navy and two more Albanian seamen were killed Tuesday morning while towing the vessel to shore. Two Albanian seamen killed on tugboat while towing fire-stricken Norman Atlantic ferry http://t.co/A4W6qvK9XD — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 30, 2014 This would raise the total death toll to 12. But there could be more as details are fuzzy. Neither Greek and nor Italian authorities know for certain how many people were on board when the fire broke out at around 4.50 am local time (3.50 am GMT) on Sunday morning. The official check-in list counted 422 passengers and 56 crew members (478 people in total), but the Italian navy on Monday rescued several undocumented migrants who where on board of the vessel. When the Italian coastal guard closed its operations on Monday evening, 427 people were rescued and 10 bodies were found: This means that up to 41 people are still missi
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The story of the Norman Atlantic, an Italian ferry that caught fire Sunday morning en route from Greece to Italy , leaves many questions open, as officials struggle to keep count of casualties and missing people. The ferry was cruising from Patras, Greece, to Ancona, Italy, when the flames started in the lower car deck. It is suspected that the first blazes originated from a lorry carrying olive oil that was scrapping against the ceiling of the car deck. The oil acted as a combustible and helped to spread the fire. Ten bodies have been found by the Italian navy and two more Albanian seamen were killed Tuesday morning while towing the vessel to shore. Two Albanian seamen killed on tugboat while towing fire-stricken Norman Atlantic ferry http://t.co/A4W6qvK9XD — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 30, 2014 This would raise the total death toll to 12. But there could be more as details are fuzzy. Neither Greek and nor Italian authorities know for certain how many people were on board when the fire broke out at around 4.50 am local time (3.50 am GMT) on Sunday morning. The official check-in list counted 422 passengers and 56 crew members (478 people in total), but the Italian navy on Monday rescued several undocumented migrants who where on board of the vessel. When the Italian coastal guard closed its operations on Monday evening, 427 people were rescued and 10 bodies were found: This means that up to 41 people are still missifrom Top News on RSS Feeds http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/~3/Rpe3G6p0GJg/norman-atlantic-ferry-disaster-2014-12
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