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| Norman Atlantic ferry fire: Four British people rescued with six still on board Italian ship | Norman Atlantic ferry fire: Four British people rescued with six still on board Italian ship |
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| More than 160 people are still awaiting rescue from a ship that caught fire on its car deck yesterday morning off the coast of Corfu, including six British people – one of which was mistakenly believed to have been airlifted to safety with his fiancée. | More than 160 people are still awaiting rescue from a ship that caught fire on its car deck yesterday morning off the coast of Corfu, including six British people – one of which was mistakenly believed to have been airlifted to safety with his fiancée. |
| Nick Channing-Williams was reported to have been rescued with his Greek partner Regina Theoffili, amid a total of 422 passengers and 56 crew members on board, but his family have now said Italian officials informed them that he remains on the boat. | Nick Channing-Williams was reported to have been rescued with his Greek partner Regina Theoffili, amid a total of 422 passengers and 56 crew members on board, but his family have now said Italian officials informed them that he remains on the boat. |
| The 37-year-old show-jumper, who is based in Greece, is one of six British people believed to have been travelling on the ship which had been sailing from the western Greek port of Patras to the Italian port of Ancona on the Adriatic Sea. | The 37-year-old show-jumper, who is based in Greece, is one of six British people believed to have been travelling on the ship which had been sailing from the western Greek port of Patras to the Italian port of Ancona on the Adriatic Sea. |
| The car ferry Norman Atlantic burns in the Adriatic Sea waters near Greece Two of the British people were travelling with UK passports and four are believed to be dual-nationals using passports from other countries, the Foreign Office confirmed. Four British people have been rescued so far, as declared by local authorities. | |
| “A number of British nationals were on board. We believe some have now been rescued, but the rescue operation is ongoing,” a Foreign Office spokeswoman said. | “A number of British nationals were on board. We believe some have now been rescued, but the rescue operation is ongoing,” a Foreign Office spokeswoman said. |
| One man that had died in the incident and his injured wife were found in a lifeboat rescue chute, the Italian Navy said. Others have pleaded to their families and the authorities over the phone to do what is possible to save them from danger. | One man that had died in the incident and his injured wife were found in a lifeboat rescue chute, the Italian Navy said. Others have pleaded to their families and the authorities over the phone to do what is possible to save them from danger. |
| A cook on the ship is reported to have said in a call to his wife: “I cannot breathe, we are all going to burn like rats. God save us.” | A cook on the ship is reported to have said in a call to his wife: “I cannot breathe, we are all going to burn like rats. God save us.” |
| Mr Channing-Williams’ mother Dotty, from Berkshire said it has been a frustrating wait for news while the rescue mission continues on the charred vessel amid choppy seas and strong winds. | |
| She said: “We are of course pleased that Regina is off [the boat], but we can’t get any information. We have been up the whole night trying to phone people and trying to find out exactly what is happening.” | She said: “We are of course pleased that Regina is off [the boat], but we can’t get any information. We have been up the whole night trying to phone people and trying to find out exactly what is happening.” |
| “I had told people they had both been airlifted and were fine and now that’s not the case. A lot of what we're hearing is hearsay, we don’t really know. | “I had told people they had both been airlifted and were fine and now that’s not the case. A lot of what we're hearing is hearsay, we don’t really know. |
| “I'm hopeful the wait for good news won’t be too much longer.” | “I'm hopeful the wait for good news won’t be too much longer.” |
| Susan Daltas said her daughter Mia and her two granddaughters had been rescued from the ship while her son-in-law Marcus called her from a phone while he has remained on the ship. The youngest girl has been taken to hospital to be treated for hypothermia. | Susan Daltas said her daughter Mia and her two granddaughters had been rescued from the ship while her son-in-law Marcus called her from a phone while he has remained on the ship. The youngest girl has been taken to hospital to be treated for hypothermia. |
| “They sent the two girls quite a long time before Mia, which worried us a little because they're too young to be without their mother, especially after all that worry and fright. They must be terrified,” she told the BBC. | “They sent the two girls quite a long time before Mia, which worried us a little because they're too young to be without their mother, especially after all that worry and fright. They must be terrified,” she told the BBC. |
| Of her son-in-law, Mrs Daltas said: “He was shaken, obviously, but I think he’d been staying strong for the family, and the minute they were safe he went a bit wobbly. | Of her son-in-law, Mrs Daltas said: “He was shaken, obviously, but I think he’d been staying strong for the family, and the minute they were safe he went a bit wobbly. |
| “It’s just cold, and he said his mobile was soaking wet because they had to keep moving around the boat to get away from the fire. So it’s obviously not pleasant.” | “It’s just cold, and he said his mobile was soaking wet because they had to keep moving around the boat to get away from the fire. So it’s obviously not pleasant.” |