Smoke on the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia, which sailed from Greece to Italy early on Friday and caught fire, is seen from Himara, Albania, on Feb. 19, 2022. (Florion Goga/Reuters)
A passenger listed as missing after a blaze swept through a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy has been found alive by rescuers, a Greek shipping ministry official said on Sunday (Feb. 20).
The Greek coast guard rescued 280 out of 292 passengers and crew who were onboard when the blaze broke out on the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympic early on Friday en route from the Greek port of Igoumenitsa to the Italian port of Brindisi.
According to the ferry operator and Greek authorities, 11 passengers are still missing. They are from Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, and Lithuania.
Rescuers discovered the survivor on Sunday in the stern of the vessel as it was being towed towards Corfu island in Greece, the coast guard said.
The man, who coast guard officials said was a Belarus national, was brought to shore by the Greek coast guard and was escorted walking into an ambulance. The man, who appeared healthy, smiled but did not make any comments. He was taken to a local hospital for health checks.
The ferry was still burning, with plumes of smoke still circling the vessel on Sunday.
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Smoke on the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia, which sailed from Greece to Italy early on Friday and caught fire, is seen from Himara, Albania, on Feb. 19, 2022. (Florion Goga/Reuters) A passenger listed as missing after a blaze swept through a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy has been found alive by rescuers, a Greek shipping ministry official said on Sunday (Feb. 20). The Greek coast guard rescued 280 out of 292 passengers and crew who were onboard when the blaze broke out on the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympic early on Friday en route from the Greek port of Igoumenitsa to the Italian port of Brindisi. According to the ferry operator and Greek authorities, 11 passengers are still missing. They are from Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, and Lithuania. Rescuers discovered the survivor on Sunday in the stern of the vessel as it was being towed towards Corfu island in Greece, the coast guard said. The man, who coast guard officials said was a Belarus national, was brought to shore by the Greek coast guard and was escorted walking into an ambulance. The man, who appeared healthy, smiled but did not make any comments. He was taken to a local hospital for health checks. The ferry was still burning, with plumes of smoke still circling the vessel on Sunday. Follow