Five days after the devastating fire on the Adriatic ferry “Norman Atlantic” to begin their work the investigators. Now there are sad certainty about the fate of a German passenger.
In the heavy ferry disaster in the Adriatic five days ago, a German was killed. A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office confirmed the German Press Agency that German nationals among the victims was
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Wreck of the accident “Norman Atlantic” reached on Friday the harbor of the southern Italian city of Brindisi, where was assessed by investigators and experts for the first time. In this case, the black box of the ship was salvaged, as the news agency Ansa reported. Overall, during the fire on the occupied around 500 people ferry on Sunday, 13 people have been killed, including two forces.
About the origin of the woman so far nothing is known
Whether it is with the German one of the victims so far recovered, was not immediately clear. Even the origin of the woman were not disclosed. A total of 17 German could be saved, according to the Foreign Office. Prosecutor Giuseppe Volpe stressed that the number of missing people after the fire on the ferry lies between 10 and 15 people. “We know the official figures, if Greece decides to give us a reliable passenger list,” he said, according to Ansa. “The most optimistic prediction are ten missing.”
On board the crashed ship were stowaways. The passenger lists were not consistent with the actual passengers. Therefore, it is unclear how many people are still missing. Prosecutor Ettore Cardinali, who also took part in the first evaluation of the ship, said that it was quite possible that more bodies were found inside the ship. “At the moment it is not possible for security reasons, inside the” Norman Atlantic “to advance to check whether there are more bodies, which can not be excluded.” According to Ansa, the identity of eight victims is cleared, five more to be autopsied on Monday.
cause of the fire remains unclear
The team of experts and investigators arrived on Friday a fire ladder on the bridge of the heavily damaged ship, from the interior of which still penetrated smoke. “We have made a first visit, especially the access check to the ship,” said Cardinali. Reviewers should examine the “Norman Atlantic” more thoroughly in the coming days. Especially from the black box, the investigators hope insights into the cause of the fire, which is still unclear. The prosecutor in Bari also expanded its investigations. You’ll also determined against four other crew members and leaders of the shipping company. Attorney Volpe did not rule out that the number of suspects could increase. “We determine day-to-day and minute by minute, what happened,” he said.
So far, against the captain and the owner of the Italian Visemar that the ship to the Greek Anek Lines had chartered, establishes, for example because of multiple assault and manslaughter.
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