Fires still burn on stricken ferry, hampering investigation
- 9 years ago
There's no relief for the Norman Atlantic ferry.
Fires continue to burn after nearly a week, hampering the investigation into the deaths of at least 11 people, as autopsies begin on the bodies that have so far been recovered.
Now sitting at a southern Italian port, the multi-deck car-and-truck ferry caught fire off the coast of Greece. But the reason why is still unknown.
As emergency workers struggle to search the lower decks, where more bodies are feared to be, family members demand answers.
(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) WIFE OF MISSING ITALIAN LORRY DRIVER, MARIA BALZANO, SAYING:
"I just want one thing, my husband! My husband is a person who is worth 20 people! So it's like they've taken 20 people away from me. They can talk all they want; I just want my husband back."
Officials say six people are under investigation for multiple manslaughter and causing a ship disaster -- including the captain, three crew members, the ship's operator and its owner.
Fires continue to burn after nearly a week, hampering the investigation into the deaths of at least 11 people, as autopsies begin on the bodies that have so far been recovered.
Now sitting at a southern Italian port, the multi-deck car-and-truck ferry caught fire off the coast of Greece. But the reason why is still unknown.
As emergency workers struggle to search the lower decks, where more bodies are feared to be, family members demand answers.
(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) WIFE OF MISSING ITALIAN LORRY DRIVER, MARIA BALZANO, SAYING:
"I just want one thing, my husband! My husband is a person who is worth 20 people! So it's like they've taken 20 people away from me. They can talk all they want; I just want my husband back."
Officials say six people are under investigation for multiple manslaughter and causing a ship disaster -- including the captain, three crew members, the ship's operator and its owner.