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Still 98 unaccounted for following Greek ferry fire

98 people are still unaccounted for following a fire on a ferry on a Greek ferry in the Adriatic ...
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18.32 31 Dec 2014


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Still 98 unaccounted for following Greek ferry fire

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98 people are still unaccounted for following a fire on a ferry on a Greek ferry in the Adriatic Sea.

At least 13 people died in the disaster, including two tugboat sailors trying to secure the ship.

It is not clear if the people unaccounted for ever boarded the Norman Atlantic ferry, if they were rescued or if they died in the fire or the sea.

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It took two days to rescue around 400 people from the ship - but the exact number of survivors is still not known.

Dramatic footage has also emerged of the view from the deck as the fire took hold on Sunday.

It shows thick smoke billowing up from the deck as a helicopter hovers overhead.

 


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