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the Adriatic theatre of two serious marine incidents
Fire on the ferry "Norman Atlantic". Sunk the cargo vessel "Gokbel"
December 29, 2014
Yesterday Mare Adriatico has been theatre of two serious marine incidents. In the first hours of the day on the Norman Atlantic ferry, of property of the Italian Visemar di Navigazione and operated from the Greek company Anek Lines on the route Patrasso – Igoumenitsa – Ancona, has exploded a fire while it was to about 35 miles to north of Corfù with on board 422 passengers and 56 members of the crew. The incident has provoked the dead women of a passenger of Greek nationality that has passed away while it tried to reach a lifeboat. The recovery of the other marine passengers and has turned out particularly difficult because of the adverse conditions weather-navy and in these hours 168 people are still on board of the ship that, after many attempts, is coupled by a tug left from Brindisi.
More serious the budget than a collision happened outside from the port of Ravenna between the Turkish cargo vessel Gokbel and the Lady Aziza, with flag of the Belize. The impact has caused the sinking of the first ship, than on board it had 11 members of the crew all of Turkish nationality. Two marine ones of the Gokbel are died and others five are saved, while four turn out dispersed. The Lady Aziza is re-entry in the port of Ravenna.
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