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Οι πρωτες ενδειξεις μιλουν για εμπρησμο απο επιβατη!6 ανθρωποι μεταφερθηκαν απο αερος σε νοσοκομειο απο τους συνολικα 1000 που επεβαιναν στο πλοιο το οποιο ειχε αποπλευσει απο το Newcastle με προορισμο το Amsterdam.

 

 

 
A passenger has been arrested after a fire was started on a ferry in the North Sea triggering an emergency evacuation.
Two staff and four passengers had to be winched off the ferry and taken to hospital by helicopter after inhaling smoke when the fire broke out 30 miles from land last night.
 
A second man has been arrested for fighting following the blaze.
 
The ferry then returned to Newcastle, where it had set off from heading to Amsterdam carrying 946 passengers and 127 crew members.
 
The 26-year-old suspect was detained by crew members and the remaining passengers were kept on board until late this morning while police carried out investigations and questioning.
 
Inspector Andrew Dixon said: “At approximately 11pm the Maritime and Coastguard agency informed Humberside Police that a passenger ferry en route from Newcastle to Holland had suffered an incident whereby a passenger is believed to have set fire to a cabin.
 
“It is unknown if the fire was started deliberately or accidentally.
 
“As a result of this incident the person suspected of causing the fire, or the person from the cabin where the fire occurred, be it deliberate or accidental, has been detained by ship staff and the ship was returning to its dock in Newcastle.”
 
The fire broke out in a passenger cabin around 10.45pm when the ferry was about 30 miles off Flamborough Head, near Bridlington in East Yorkshire. It was extinguished by 11pm.
 
RAF helicopters from Leconfield near Hull and Boulmer, Northumberland were scrambled to the vessel along with RNLI lifeboats from Bridlington and Filey.
 
Passenger Steven Basford said: “We were in our room at about 10.40pm last night when they raised the general fire or emergency alarm with seven high pitched siren noises,” he said.
 
“We were told to evacuate outside the ship and when we got outside they asked us to converge around the lifeboats.
 
“The fire was on our floor but on the other side of the ship. When we climbed up to the communal area we could see the smoke. It wasn't thick but it was definitely noticeable.
 
“People were generally pretty calm. Obviously people had had a lot to drink. It's a bit of a party boat. Two big blokes started brawling.”
 
Following the incident a spokeswoman for DFDS Seaways, which operates the ship, said: “Fifteen passengers and eight crew members are reported to have suffered from smoke-related injuries.”
 
“They have been checked by a doctor on-board, and two passengers and four crew members have been taken ashore by helicopter for further medical assistance at a local hospital in the UK.
 
“We will ensure that passengers and crew affected by the incident will be offered psychological assistance as well as other assistance that might be needed.”
 
According to the DFDS Seaways website, the 26-year-old vessel has room for over 1,500 passengers and 600 cars. It was renovated in 2006.
 
It offers entertainment including restaurants, bars, a nightclub and a casino.
Edited by MILTIADIS
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