CORFU, Greece,—Nine passengers were missing after a blaze engulfed a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy early on Friday and firefighters battled to rescue people trapped on the ship, authorities said. A total of 240 passengers and 51 crew were on board the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia when the fire broke out, and rescue vessels took most to the island of Corfu where ambulances were waiting. “It was so unreal, it was a bit like the Titanic but it was real,” David Waller, a 58-year old truck driver who was rescued and was staying at a hotel on Corfu, told Reuters. The Greek fire brigade said two men trapped in the ship’s garage had been rescued, lifted by helicopter, one of whom was not on the official list of missing people. Firefighters were trying to reach at least another three trapped. Grimaldi Lines, the owner of the vessel, said earlier that …
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