GREECE-CORFU-FERRY-FIRE-RESCUE

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(220218) -- ATHENS, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Coast Guard vessels rescue people who evacuated from the ferry in a lifeboat off Corfu island in Greece, Feb. 18, 2022. Ten people were missing on Friday after a fire broke out on a ferry off Corfu island in western Greece, local SKAI TV reported.A total of 239 passengers and 51 crew members were onboard the "Euroferry Olympia" of Grimaldi Lines, when the fire started under still unclear circumstances, according to an e-mailed press statement by the Greek Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy.TO GO WITH "1st LD: Fire breaks out on ferry off Greek island, 10 reportedly missing" (Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua)

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          (220218) -- ATHENS, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passengers of the "Euroferry Olympia" of Grimaldi Lines are seen arriving at the port of Corfu island, Greece, Feb. 18, 2022. Ten people were missing on Friday after a fire broke out on a ferry off Corfu island in western Greece, local SKAI TV reported.A total of 239 passengers and 51 crew members were onboard the "Euroferry Olympia" of Grimaldi Lines, when the fire started under still unclear circumstances, according to an e-mailed press statement by the Greek Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy.TO GO WITH "1st LD: Fire breaks out on ferry off Greek island, 10 reportedly missing" (Photo by Stamatis Katapodis/Xinhua)
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