Move to a safe place to continue the EMAK investigations to locate the 10 missing, the fire brigade asked for the ship Euroferry Olympia.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Shipping, the fire brigade informed that at the place where the ship is now, in Kassiopi, north of Corfu, all possibilities for search and rescue have been exhausted.
The Ministry of Shipping also points out that it has contacted the company that has taken over the management of the shipwreck in order to move it to port of Platygiali, Etoloakarnania (in Astakos).
According to information, the ship for the lobster will take at least 15 to 20 hours and the specific port was chosen, which is NATO outside a densely populated area, so that the hatch door can be opened and there is no problem with the toxic gases caused by the fire.
The ship will stay there for a very long time and there is enough space in this port to get out of the garage everything that hinders the investigation but also to properly collect the evidence for the maritime tragedy.
The announcement from the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy in detail
The Fire Service informed YNANP that the operational possibilities of search and rescue on the E / G-O / G ship “EUROFERRY OLYMPIA”, in its current position, have been exhausted.
For this reason, he requested the transfer of the ship to a safe port, in order for the operations of the EMAK executives to continue smoothly with the maximum possible security.
The Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy, taking into account the current condition of the ship and the other conditions and conditions of its movement to a safe port, contacted the company that has undertaken the management of the shipwreck for the appropriate and safe actions in order to move to the port of Platy. Etoloakarnania.
The relocation and accommodation of the relatives of the missing in the port of relocation will be done with the care and care of the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy.
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