tamed the flames in the night
Milan , May 13, 2015 – 01:13
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A fire broke out on board a ferry sailing to 7 miles off the port of Bari. On board the ship “Francesca” of Adria Ferries, playing around 23 from Bari and waiting at 8 am Wednesday in Durres in Albania, there were about 300 people including passengers, mostly Albanians who fell within its country of origin, and crew members. On the night the fire was extinguished and, around 7 pm on Wednesday morning, the ferry came into port at Bari. The emergency fire contained and then extinguished the fire that had developed in the engine rooms. According to what has been learned, it was enough to use fire extinguishers to put out the flames. In agreement with the Harbour the ferry was towed to the port where he started. According to reports on Wednesday morning by the president of the Port Authority, Francesco Mariani, the passengers of the ferry ‘Francesca’ will be transferred to board another unit that is meanwhile coming to Bari and then set off around 12 destination Durres.
The dynamics of the accident
According to information gathered by the fire brigade, the fire would be from the engine room, perhaps to engine failure. They reached the boat three half of the harbor of Bari, three patrol boats of the Guardia di Finanza and a look-fire, but when they arrived the fire was already under control. The staff boat has managed to control the situation although, as a precaution, have been prepared lifeboats and passengers climbed to the deck, but it was not given the order to abandon nave.Una motorboat brigade Fire remained alongside to ensure any assistance to passengers and crew in the course of all the recovery operations while a tug is expected from Barletta to bring the ship in the port of Bari.
The drama of the previous Norman Atlantic
On 28 December, the tragedy of the Norman Atlantic, the ferry on fire off between Italy and and Corfu, always in the Adriatic Sea: for difficult sea conditions, the rescue operations were complicated. Thirteen victims of the disaster.
May 13, 2015 | 01:13
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