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Greece Ferry Fire

The coast guard said 278 passengers and crew had to be evacuated from a ferry in northwestern Greece that caught fire overnight on Friday, while heading to southern Italy. Twelve people of the 291 who were on the Italy-bound Euroferry Olympia that caught fire near the Greek island of Corfu are reported missing, as efforts to douse the flame continued into the second day, hampered by gale-force winds

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Greece Ferry Fire
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The coast guard said 278 passengers and crew had to be evacuated from a ferry in northwestern Greece that caught fire overnight on Friday, while heading to southern Italy. Twelve people of the 291 who were on the Italy-bound Euroferry Olympia that caught fire near the Greek island of Corfu are reported missing, as efforts to douse the flame continued into the second day, hampered by gale-force winds

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