The efforts of the fire brigade and the shipwreck crews continue, to extinguish all the small fires and to remove the trucks and vehicles inside the Euroferry Olympia, which is moored in the port of Astakos.
At the same time, the search for the three people who are said to be missing continues, with negative results so far.
It is noted that a fire broke out on the ship from an unknown cause on the third deck in the early hours of Friday 18/02 in the sea area northeast of Ereikousa during the execution of its planned route from Igoumenitsa to Brindisi, with the result that they have lost their lives. 8 people. The number of people rescued from the ship is 281.
In the last few hours, 14 trucks have been removed from the ship, which before being taken to a specific waste packaging facility are thoroughly inspected by officials of the Fire Service and a special expert appointed by the Corfu and Messolonghi prosecutor’s office.
Also MEGATUGS wreck crews SALVAGE & TOWAGE has pumped at least 600 cubic meters of water from inside the ship, in order not to disturb its stability while water drops are made externally to reduce the thermal load. When the removal of all trucks and vehicles from inside the ship is completed, the pumping of approximately 700 tons of fuel is expected to take place.
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