'We saw death in front of us': Passengers recount Greece-Italy ferry fire ordeal

"We saw death in front of us," Danilo Carlucci told Reuters at a hotel on Corfu, where dozens of rescued passengers, including families with children and babies, were taken to shelter.

Smoke rises from the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia, which sailed from Greece to Italy early on Friday and caught fire, off the coast of Corfu, Greece, February 19, 2022.

(photo credit: REUTERS/GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE)

ByREUTERS

FEBRUARY 19, 2022 14:25

'We saw death in front of us': Passengers recount Greece-Italy ferry fire ordeal

"We saw death in front of us," Danilo Carlucci told Reuters at a hotel on Corfu, where dozens of rescued passengers, including families with children and babies, were taken to shelter.

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'We saw death in front of us': Passengers recount Greece-Italy ferry fire ordeal

"We saw death in front of us," Danilo Carlucci told Reuters at a hotel on Corfu, where dozens of rescued passengers, including families with children and babies, were taken to shelter.

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