Passengers feared missing after hundreds rescued from ferry blaze in Greece
by Helena Smith in Athens and Lorenzo Tondo in Palerm from World news | The Guardian on (#5W8YQ)
Rescue services trying to save pair trapped on Euroferry Olympia, which was headed to Italy
Greek rescue forces are desperately trying to save two people trapped onboard a stricken ferry amid fears that 14 passengers were missing nearly eight hours after the ship burst into flames.
A Super Puma helicopter had attempted several times to approach the Euroferry Olympia, an Italian liner en route to Brindisi, when the fire broke out at around 4am. State-run TV described the pair - a Bulgarian and a Turk - as lorry drivers trapped in the ship's garage.
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