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Thursday, January 1, 2015

Widely different estimates of those still missing after Adriatic Sea ferry fire

Italy believes 98 people may remain unaccounted for after Norman Atlantic disaster, but Greece claims only 18 are missingGreece and Italy have issued widely different figures for how many people are still not accounted for in the ferry fire that killed at least 11 people in the Adriatic Sea.The numbers ranged from as many as 98, according to the Italian prosecutor Giuseppe Volpe, to 18, according to the Greek merchant marine ministry. Greece says Italy’s list is full of duplications and misspellings but the discrepancy could not be immediately explained since the prosecutor’s office was closed for the New Year holiday. Continue reading...


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