Superhuman efforts are being made today by the fire brigade, in order to extinguish the fires that are still raging on the ship “Euroferry Olympia” but also to reduce temperatures in flaming parts of the ship.
According to information, in order to have a new company by EMAK executives and special rescue team to locate the 12 missingincluding 3 Greeks, should reduce the smoke and temperatures that have developed in many parts of the ship and currently exceed in many places 500 degrees Celsius.
The ship is already moored by a tug and is no longer in danger of being dragged and stranded in the shallows or colliding with another ship.
The extinguishing of the fire on the ship is attempted by the tugs as well as the fire-fighting ships of the Fire Brigade.
Next to the burning ship are the frigate Hydra of the Navy, a firefighting ship, a lifeboat with two vessels and an anti-pollution vessel of the port corps, six tugs, two floating ships while flying alternately a helicopter of the Navy, one of the Navy, one of the Navy .
Meanwhile, an experienced lifeguard team (consisting of 14 people), of the lifeguard companies MEGATUGS and SMIT Salvage, is already in the area in order to carry out the work in the best and safest way.
According to information, as soon as the operation to locate the missing is completed, as well as the extinguishing of the fire, special crews will pump out all the oil quantities from the ship in order to neutralize the risk of marine pollution.
In the second year the ship will be towed to a safe port according to the instructions of the ship-owning company and after consultation with the Authorities.
In the meantime, a team from the “Hellenic Maritime Accident Investigation Service (ELYDNA)” has already gone to Corfu, within the framework of its responsibilities under Community and national law, to conduct a technical investigation to identify the causes and conditions that led to its provocation. maritime fire accident, in collaboration with the Italian Peer Authority DIGIFEMA. (DIGIFEMA: Direzione Generale Investigazioni Ferroviarie e Marittime).
By order of the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy Giannis Plakiotakis, the families of the three Greek missing persons, accompanied by an officer of the Coast Guard – Psychologist and with the care of the ministry, have gone to Corfu.
The official number of missing people increased yesterday from 11 to 12 as one of the two people who were released from the garage of the ship by EMAK men was not on the official list of passengers. He is an Afghan refugee. To date, 280 people have been rescued, including two migrants who were not on the official passenger list.
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