ATHENS, Greece— A survivor has been rescued Sunday morning from the stern of a still burning passenger ferry, Greece’s coast guard said. There are 11 people still missing. A coast guard spokesman told The Associated Press the man, a Belarussian, was found on the left rear side of the Euroferry Olympia in apparently good condition. … Read more
Firefighters and rescuers raced to free two truck drivers still trapped in a burning ferry off northwestern Greece Friday after most of the nearly 300 people on board were evacuated, while authorities said another 11 people were reported missing. The coast guard said 278 passengers and crew had been rescued from a fire that engulfed … Read more
LISBON, Portugal — A ship carrying around 4,000 vehicles, including Porsches, Audis and Bentleys, that caught fire near the coast of the Azores will be towed to another European country or the Bahamas, the captain of the nearest port told Reuters on Friday. Lithium-ion batteries in the electric cars on board have caught fire and … Read more
An 18-year-old from Moscow miraculously climbed out of a window 30 meters above the ground to escape a burning apartment Moscow students Timur Zakirov, 20, and Adel Akhmetzyanov, 21, miraculously escaped the fire in their apartment and rescued Timur’s friend Irina Yerpuleva, 18, through the window ( Photo: Ilya Latyshko/east2west news) Stunning video shows how … Read more