THE WRECK of Norman Atlantic
Milan , December 30, 2014 – 8:36
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L? Arrival of 49 castaways saved in the port of Bari
The ship San Giorgio carrying about 212 shipwrecks and five victims has landed in Brindisi. The odyssey for these people saved from Norman Atlantic, is over with the embrace of relatives waiting for them at the port of Puglia. From Italian military ship has landed the captain of the ferry Argilio Giacomazzi with 22 crew members will be transferred to Bari for questioning by investigators conducting the investigation into the disaster occurred Sunday morning at 4:30, before the Albanian coast. Prepared blankets and first food to help the shipwrecked, just landed, were still questioned and identified.
Testimonials
” That ship – said a Greek woman just landed in Brindisi – was not totally adequate for carrying passengers. The alarm was raised in net delay, only when the flames had already reached the plans of passengers and on board there was the chaos. ” Many of the survivors complain of not having board assistance in the dramatic hours of the outbreak of the fire. “For 24 hours nobody even brought us a bottle of water,” says a man assisted by volunteers from 118.
The budget
It aggravates the meantime, the budget of the sinking of the ferry Norman Atlantic caught fire Sunday night : in addition to the 11 confirmed victims (three are definitely Italian) were killed two sailors Albanians who were aboard a tugboat engaged in rescue operations. The two were hit by a rope used to hang the ferry. Among the confirmed victims there are also three truckers Neapolitan , but only two of them would be recognized by relatives. A journey cursed them because for a delay in the delivery of the fish had missed the ferry who had booked and had embarked on Norman Atlantic. It is feared, however, the presence of other victims on the wreck, as explained by the chief prosecutor of Bari in the press conference. Wreck that will be inspected as soon as possible and will be towed to Brindisi.
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Norman Atlantic, the wreck seen close
Do not know the fate of 179 people, maybe direct Greece
According to the prosecutor Volpe, at the time of the incident there were about 499 people on board the ferry. “In addition to the 478 people on the list passengers have been identified three illegal immigrants, two Afghans and a Syrian one of which has already applied for asylum and an overbooking of 18 people. Of all these 179 people are still missing, but a good portion could be embarked on merchant intervened rescue. “Deducting confirmed dead and the people who are saved, only by the navy landmark well 214, and who has been landed in Puglia, 96 in total, with 39 that will land in Taranto between 12-14 hours are 179 people of which we do not know the fate, including many hope almost all boarded the merchant who provided relief to Greece, two units’
Bad weather prevents the return of the shipwrecked
The strong winds and rough seas made it impossible operations landing in the port of Manfredonia (Foggia) of 39 castaways, who are on board the freighter “Aby Jeannette” of the Maltese flag, off the coast of Margherita di Savoia (Barletta Andria Trani). The castaways would have to be transported to the port of Manfredonia with Coast Guard patrol boats but because of the poor condition of the sea the ship was hijacked in Taranto and it is possible that the survivors have to wait still off an improvement sea conditions. The merchant there are also two people with minor injuries.
Scattered four Italian truckers
The three truck drivers are dead Neapolitans, Giovanni Rinaldi, Carmine Balzano and Michele Licciardi. A quarter, a Messina, Giuseppe Mancuso there is no news and is dispersed . The bodies of two truckers Neapolitans, employees bell Eurofish, were recognized by relatives arrived in Bari. The men of the harbormaster showed pictures of the bodies to the families. Truckers bells would go up together on a lifeboat for early, staying for over an hour at the mercy of the waves. Hours of anguish for Giuseppe Mancuso, 57, a truck driver from Rock of Caprileone in Messina that after the last call to the family when the fire broke out as it is dissolved. Man is not, nor among the survivors nor among the confirmed victims. Mancuso has called his son, a councilor of the small town of Messina, at five in the morning on Sunday two days ago to say he was on a boat, alone. But from that moment there has been no news . The phone, by Sunday morning, is unattainable.
Resigned child, traced all the family
It was meanwhile resigned Monday night the little girl of five years, who was admitted to hospital Perrino in Brindisi last Sunday where he had spent the night alone and where she had arrived by helicopter in a state of hypothermia after being saved during the initial rescue operation. It has been tracked down his father who was also led him by helicopter to a medical facility of the Leccese. Identified the mother and sister who were aboard the merchant ship arrived Monday morning in Bari and on board of which were 49 shipwrecked ferry Norman Atlantic.
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Norman Atlantic, the rescue of shipwrecked
The investigation
There are three investigations initiated on shipwreck by prosecutors in Bari, Brindisi and Lecce. The files will be merged into one investigation in Bari under the leadership of Attorney Joseph Volpe. The commander of the Norman Atlantic, Argilio Giacomazzi, and the owner of the vessel Norman Atlantic, Carlo Visentin are investigated for the crimes of manslaughter shipwreck, multiple manslaughter and negligent injury by the prosecutor in Bari. The ship, meanwhile, was impounded and is currently the trailer from the company Brindisi Berretta, who has been appointed by the court. The ferry will be towed to Brindisi. “No one can take possession of the wreck without committing a criminal offense subject to prosecution,” said the prosecutor of Bari about the final destination of the Norman Atlantic impounded for rogatory with Albania: “The Navy has reported the presence of tugs Albanian officers shipowner. We asked the Albanian aut horities to ensure that this does not happen. ” There is still unclear how we developed the fire blacks garage and the question of the alarm since late .. This investigation will be acquired also the handsets private Shipwrecked ferry.
December 30, 2014 | 08:36
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