Two bodies were found on Wednesday March 23 on the Italian ferry, which caught fire on February 18 off the Greek island of Corfu, bringing the number of people killed in this accident to eleven, according to a new report from the guards. Greek coasts.
So far,
"nine bodies had been discovered charred in the holds of the Euroferry Olympia while the missing persons were two
," an official from the Coast Guard press office told AFP.
But on Wednesday,
"two other bodies were discovered during searches on this ferry
," she added.
Watch the videoGreece: Fire breaks out on a ferry with nearly 300 people on board
The violent fire, which broke out at dawn on February 18 with nearly 300 people on board, was not extinguished until a week later.
Among the 281 survivors - 230 passengers and 51 crew members - were two Afghan migrants who were not registered on the passenger list, still raising fears that other people could have boarded without being counted.
The fire broke out ten nautical miles north of Corfu in the Ionian Sea, two hours after the ferry left the Greek port of Igoumenitsa for Brindisi, Italy.
The investigation to determine the origin of the fire is still ongoing.
According to the Grimaldi group, owner of the ferry, the fire broke out in a hold reserved for vehicles.
The ferry was carrying 153 commercial vehicles and 32 cars, according to the Grimaldi Group.