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Greek Ferry Tragedy's Death Toll Likely to Rise to at Least 27
The Italian prosecutor investigating a deadly fire on the Norman Atlantic ferry on Thursday indicated that at least 27 people had likely perished in the disaster.
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Fierce Heat on Charred Greek Ferry Slows Search for Bodies
Italian firefighters and forensic experts searching for bodies inside a fire-damaged ferry are braving fierce heat and thick, black smoke for the third straight day.
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Italy 'Ghost Ship' Migrants Paid Up to $8,000 Each to Traffickers
Italian authorities disembarked 360 cold and hungry migrants Saturday from a ship left adrift by its crew off the country's coast, with some having paid up to $8,000 to traffickers for the perilous journey.
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360 Migrants Leave From Italy's Second 'Ghost Ship'
Italian authorities disembarked some 360 cold and hungry migrants from a "ghost ship" today abandoned by its crew off the country's jagged southern coast.
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Italy Migrant 'Ghost Ship' Arrives in Corigliano Calabro Port
A ship abandoned by its crew and left drifting with 450 migrants on board reached Italy's jagged southern coast on Friday, ending the second gruelling "ghost ship" rescue operation this week.
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Firefighters Find Black Box on Still-Burning Greek Ferry
Wearing gas masks against the smoke, Italian firefighters and investigators boarded the charred Norman Atlantic ferry on Friday and retrieved a data recorder they hope will help them discover what caused a deadly blaze.
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Firefighters Board Still-Burning Ferry in Italy
Wearing gas masks against the smoke, Italian firefighters and investigators boarded the charred Norman Atlantic ferry on Friday, trying to find out what caused the deadly blaze and search for more possible bodies.
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4 More Under Investigation in Greek Ferry Fire
Four more maritime officials were put under formal investigation today as a charred ferry was towed into the Italian port of Brindisi and authorities prepared to search it for possible more dead.
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Charred Greek Ferry Towed to Italy Overnight
The charred wreck of a Greek ferry has reached an Italian port after an overnight tow across choppy Adriatic seas, and the authorities will soon board to search for any more bodies from the blaze that killed at least 11 people.
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Migrant Ship Headed for Italy Stopped by Power Loss
An uncrewed merchant ship carrying 450 migrants has lost power as it headed towards the Italian coast and a helicopter has been sent to lower men on to the vessel, the air force said on Thursday.
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Gales Keep Blaze Ferry Death Toll a Mystery
Force eight winds on Thursday thwarted a planned attempt to bring the Norman Atlantic back to Italy for checking whether there are any more bodies on board the burnt-out ferry.
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Blaze Ferry Towed Back to Italy
The burnt-out wreck of the Norman Atlantic ferry was on Thursday on its way back to Italy, for an inspection aimed at establishing the full scale of the disaster.
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98 Still Unaccounted For From Fire-Ravaged Greek Ferry: Italy
Stormy weather in the Adriatic Sea thwarted efforts on Wednesday to tow a fire-ravaged ferry to Italy so authorities can investigate the blaze that killed at least 11 people and search the ship for more possible dead.
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Catastrophe Avoided as Runaway Ship Stopped off Italy
Italy's coastguard said today it had narrowly averted a catastrophe by intercepting a runaway freighter that was on a collision course with the country's rocky shoreline with 768 people on board.
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4 Migrants Found Dead on Packed Cargo Ship Brought to Italy
Four migrants were found dead on a cargo ship which was taken to Italy after apparently being abandoned by its crew in Greek waters, the Italian Red Cross said today.
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Greek Ferry Tragedy's Death Toll Likely to Rise to at Least 27
The Italian prosecutor investigating a deadly fire on the Norman Atlantic ferry on Thursday indicated that at least 27 people had likely perished in the disaster.
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Fierce Heat on Charred Greek Ferry Slows Search for Bodies
Italian firefighters and forensic experts searching for bodies inside a fire-damaged ferry are braving fierce heat and thick, black smoke for the third straight day.
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Italy 'Ghost Ship' Migrants Paid Up to $8,000 Each to Traffickers
Italian authorities disembarked 360 cold and hungry migrants Saturday from a ship left adrift by its crew off the country's coast, with some having paid up to $8,000 to traffickers for the perilous journey.
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360 Migrants Leave From Italy's Second 'Ghost Ship'
Italian authorities disembarked some 360 cold and hungry migrants from a "ghost ship" today abandoned by its crew off the country's jagged southern coast.
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Italy Migrant 'Ghost Ship' Arrives in Corigliano Calabro Port
A ship abandoned by its crew and left drifting with 450 migrants on board reached Italy's jagged southern coast on Friday, ending the second gruelling "ghost ship" rescue operation this week.
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Firefighters Find Black Box on Still-Burning Greek Ferry
Wearing gas masks against the smoke, Italian firefighters and investigators boarded the charred Norman Atlantic ferry on Friday and retrieved a data recorder they hope will help them discover what caused a deadly blaze.
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Firefighters Board Still-Burning Ferry in Italy
Wearing gas masks against the smoke, Italian firefighters and investigators boarded the charred Norman Atlantic ferry on Friday, trying to find out what caused the deadly blaze and search for more possible bodies.
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4 More Under Investigation in Greek Ferry Fire
Four more maritime officials were put under formal investigation today as a charred ferry was towed into the Italian port of Brindisi and authorities prepared to search it for possible more dead.
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Charred Greek Ferry Towed to Italy Overnight
The charred wreck of a Greek ferry has reached an Italian port after an overnight tow across choppy Adriatic seas, and the authorities will soon board to search for any more bodies from the blaze that killed at least 11 people.
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Migrant Ship Headed for Italy Stopped by Power Loss
An uncrewed merchant ship carrying 450 migrants has lost power as it headed towards the Italian coast and a helicopter has been sent to lower men on to the vessel, the air force said on Thursday.
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Gales Keep Blaze Ferry Death Toll a Mystery
Force eight winds on Thursday thwarted a planned attempt to bring the Norman Atlantic back to Italy for checking whether there are any more bodies on board the burnt-out ferry.
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Blaze Ferry Towed Back to Italy
The burnt-out wreck of the Norman Atlantic ferry was on Thursday on its way back to Italy, for an inspection aimed at establishing the full scale of the disaster.
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98 Still Unaccounted For From Fire-Ravaged Greek Ferry: Italy
Stormy weather in the Adriatic Sea thwarted efforts on Wednesday to tow a fire-ravaged ferry to Italy so authorities can investigate the blaze that killed at least 11 people and search the ship for more possible dead.
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Catastrophe Avoided as Runaway Ship Stopped off Italy
Italy's coastguard said today it had narrowly averted a catastrophe by intercepting a runaway freighter that was on a collision course with the country's rocky shoreline with 768 people on board.
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4 Migrants Found Dead on Packed Cargo Ship Brought to Italy
Four migrants were found dead on a cargo ship which was taken to Italy after apparently being abandoned by its crew in Greek waters, the Italian Red Cross said today.
