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| Death toll on stricken ferry in Adriatic Sea rises to at least eight | |
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| The death toll from the fire on a Greek ferry in the Adriatic has increased to at least eight, the Italian and Greek coastguards have announced. | |
| Three bodies were recovered on Monday afternoon, adding to the four bodies found earlier in the water and the body of one Greek man recovered on Sunday. | Three bodies were recovered on Monday afternoon, adding to the four bodies found earlier in the water and the body of one Greek man recovered on Sunday. |
| All passengers and crew have now been rescued, the coastguards said. | All passengers and crew have now been rescued, the coastguards said. |
| Italian and Greek helicopter crews using night vision equipment worked through the night, battling winds gusting up to 40 knots (75km/h; 46mph) to rescue those on the stricken vessel adrift between Italy and Albania. Those still on the 26,900-ton Norman Atlantic on Sunday night were thought to include at least two Britons. | Italian and Greek helicopter crews using night vision equipment worked through the night, battling winds gusting up to 40 knots (75km/h; 46mph) to rescue those on the stricken vessel adrift between Italy and Albania. Those still on the 26,900-ton Norman Atlantic on Sunday night were thought to include at least two Britons. |
| “I saw four dead people with my own eyes. I am quite sure. They were in front of me,” an unidentified Turkish passenger told Italian news agency Ansa. | “I saw four dead people with my own eyes. I am quite sure. They were in front of me,” an unidentified Turkish passenger told Italian news agency Ansa. |
| The Turkish man was among 49 people brought ashore from a Greek container ship in the south-eastern Italian port of Bari. The ship was meant to have put in at Brindisi, further south. But the sea was so rough that the harbour pilot was unable to get on board and broke an arm trying to do so. | The Turkish man was among 49 people brought ashore from a Greek container ship in the south-eastern Italian port of Bari. The ship was meant to have put in at Brindisi, further south. But the sea was so rough that the harbour pilot was unable to get on board and broke an arm trying to do so. |
| A spokeswoman for the UK Foreign Office said: “Local authorities have confirmed to us that four British nationals have been rescued so far.” | A spokeswoman for the UK Foreign Office said: “Local authorities have confirmed to us that four British nationals have been rescued so far.” |
| The family of British showjumper Nick Channing-Williams said they were “extremely relieved” after he was rescued from the ferry. | The family of British showjumper Nick Channing-Williams said they were “extremely relieved” after he was rescued from the ferry. |
| Channing-Williams called his family in Berkshire to say he had been taken to a hospital in Italy and was on his way to being reunited with his Greek fiancee, Regina Theoffili. | Channing-Williams called his family in Berkshire to say he had been taken to a hospital in Italy and was on his way to being reunited with his Greek fiancee, Regina Theoffili. |
| His stepfather, Steve Jobar, said: “We believe he has been helicoptered to the mainland and taken to the same hospital as Regina.” | His stepfather, Steve Jobar, said: “We believe he has been helicoptered to the mainland and taken to the same hospital as Regina.” |
| Susan Daltas, who lives in Corfu, said her daughter Mia and two granddaughters had been rescued but, she told the BBC, her son-in-law Marcus had remained behind on the Norman Atlantic. | Susan Daltas, who lives in Corfu, said her daughter Mia and two granddaughters had been rescued but, she told the BBC, her son-in-law Marcus had remained behind on the Norman Atlantic. |
| She said her youngest granddaughter had been taken to a mainland hospital. “She was suffering from hypothermia because they didn’t even manage to get a coat out of the cabin before they had to go on deck.” | She said her youngest granddaughter had been taken to a mainland hospital. “She was suffering from hypothermia because they didn’t even manage to get a coat out of the cabin before they had to go on deck.” |
| The Norman Atlantic was making its way up the Adriatic from Patras in Greece to Ancona on the east coast of Italy when it put out a distress call early on Sunday after a fire broke out on the car deck. Some hours later, the Italian captain told rescuers he could no longer steer the vessel. | The Norman Atlantic was making its way up the Adriatic from Patras in Greece to Ancona on the east coast of Italy when it put out a distress call early on Sunday after a fire broke out on the car deck. Some hours later, the Italian captain told rescuers he could no longer steer the vessel. |
| Attempts to bring another ship alongside were abandoned. Since then, helicopters have been winching people to safety, two at a time, from the uppermost deck of the vessel. | Attempts to bring another ship alongside were abandoned. Since then, helicopters have been winching people to safety, two at a time, from the uppermost deck of the vessel. |
| An Italian air force helicopter pilot, Major Antonio Laneve, told Italian state TV that acrid smoke had filled his vehicle, making the rescue even more difficult. | An Italian air force helicopter pilot, Major Antonio Laneve, told Italian state TV that acrid smoke had filled his vehicle, making the rescue even more difficult. |
| Bad weather overnight hampered efforts to attach cables to the ferry for towing. A tugboat was expected to reach the ship to make another attempt on Monday morning, Greece’s shipping minister, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, told Skai TV. | Bad weather overnight hampered efforts to attach cables to the ferry for towing. A tugboat was expected to reach the ship to make another attempt on Monday morning, Greece’s shipping minister, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, told Skai TV. |
| According to the Italian navy, a medical team has boarded the stricken vessel to assist the passengers and crew. | According to the Italian navy, a medical team has boarded the stricken vessel to assist the passengers and crew. |
| Material from the Associated Press and the Press Association was used in this report. | Material from the Associated Press and the Press Association was used in this report. |