Fire started early on December 28 onboard the Norman Atlantic cruise ferry carrying 478 people en route from Greece to Italy. Rescue operation to save passengers on board of the ferry - in photo gallery by TASS
Fire on Norman Atlantic ferry: rescue operation underway
Rescue operation to save passengers on board of Norman Atlantic ferry - in photo gallery by TASS
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Fire started early on December 28 onboard the Norman Atlantic cruise ferry carrying 478 people en route from Greece’s Patras to Italy’s Ancona under the Italian flag
© AP Photo/Italian Navy Overnight three attempts have been taken to tow the ferry to the Italian coast, but all of them were reported futile, as cables ruptured
© AP Photo/Italian Coast Guard Italy said that the fire-fighting operation was over on board the ferry, but Greece only officially confirmed that “the fire was contained and put under control
© AP Photo/Italian Coast Guard Italian and Greek rescuers have evacuated 211 from ferry Norman Atlantic to cargo ships sailing nearby
© AP Photo/Italian Navy Photo: Athanasios Athanasopoulos chief of Greece's coast guard indicates the last known position of the stricken Italian flagged Norman Atlantic ferry, December 28, 2014
© AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis An Italian coast guard ship, ten freight ships, Italian helicopter carrier are participating in the rescue operation. Photo: Woman is lifted from the deck of the ferry Norman Atlantic by a rescue helicopter
© AP Photo/Italian Navy Several evacuatees were already taken to Italian hospitals by helicopters
© AP Photo/Max Frigione According to latest reports, 256 are staying on board the ferry and are being evacuated gradually
© EPA/BIAGIO CLAUDIO LONGO Photo: Evacuation of passengers from the Norman Atlantic ferry in the harbour of Otranto, Italy
© EPA/BIAGIO CLAUDIO LONGO The boat is currently 33 nautical miles northeast of the Italian town of Ortanto and 12 miles of Albania’s port of Valona
© AP Photo/Italian Navy