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Fire at sea - On the ferry "Lisco Gloria"
Press service of the German Central Office for Emergencies at Sea (Havariekommando) released images taken from the rescue helicopter early in the morning on October 9 near the port of Fehmarn in the Baltic Sea, which is seen as the fire engulfed the Lithuanian ferry Lisco Gloria.
8 ph via newsru.co.il
The fire broke out after the explosion on the upper deck on Saturday night. On the ferry there were 236 passengers and dozens of cars. Four German rescuers were able to descend from a helicopter on board the Lisco Gloria and helped to put the ferry anchored to the ship is not drifting towards the shore. Passengers and crew were evacuated and taken to the German city of Kiel.
Three ferry passengers were hospitalized - two were poisoned by smoke, one was cut by broken glass. Another 20 people were poisoned by smoke easily, they did not need hospitalization.
Most of the passengers of the ferry, which went from Kiel to Klaipeda, Lithuania, were citizens.
It has led to the emergence of fire explosion occurred, presumably due to a fault in one of the trucks that carry steam. After the second explosion fire intensified. Version of the attack the authorities deny. As previously reported, the fire on the ferry was an accident.
This conclusion reached by experts of the Federal Ministry of the Interior of Schleswig-Holstein, near the shores of the Baltic Sea where the incident occurred. On board were the Russians, Germans, Lithuanians, Latvians, Danes and Argentines - all 249 passengers and crew members. The ferry route from Germany Kiel to the Lithuanian Klaipeda.
The vessel was seriously damaged and is now drifting in the Baltic Sea. The vessel is carrying 200 tons of fuel, but in the sea, despite the bombings, it was not horrible. Due to the fact that the steam for a long time tried to put out, he gained a lot of water. At present, rescuers are trying to pump out the water to eliminate the risk of flooding the ship.
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8 ph via newsru.co.il
The fire broke out after the explosion on the upper deck on Saturday night. On the ferry there were 236 passengers and dozens of cars. Four German rescuers were able to descend from a helicopter on board the Lisco Gloria and helped to put the ferry anchored to the ship is not drifting towards the shore. Passengers and crew were evacuated and taken to the German city of Kiel.
Three ferry passengers were hospitalized - two were poisoned by smoke, one was cut by broken glass. Another 20 people were poisoned by smoke easily, they did not need hospitalization.
Most of the passengers of the ferry, which went from Kiel to Klaipeda, Lithuania, were citizens.
It has led to the emergence of fire explosion occurred, presumably due to a fault in one of the trucks that carry steam. After the second explosion fire intensified. Version of the attack the authorities deny. As previously reported, the fire on the ferry was an accident.
This conclusion reached by experts of the Federal Ministry of the Interior of Schleswig-Holstein, near the shores of the Baltic Sea where the incident occurred. On board were the Russians, Germans, Lithuanians, Latvians, Danes and Argentines - all 249 passengers and crew members. The ferry route from Germany Kiel to the Lithuanian Klaipeda.
The vessel was seriously damaged and is now drifting in the Baltic Sea. The vessel is carrying 200 tons of fuel, but in the sea, despite the bombings, it was not horrible. Due to the fact that the steam for a long time tried to put out, he gained a lot of water. At present, rescuers are trying to pump out the water to eliminate the risk of flooding the ship.
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