According to the latest information, 242 people were picked up by the coast guard vessels of Greece and Italy. According to the Athens-Macedonian news agency, a passenger with breathing problems is already being transported by boat to the island of Corfu.

According to information received from the rescued, the fire started at about 4:30 am on the deck for vehicles. The captain immediately demanded to transfer the passengers to the boats.

"The good thing is that the wind is blowing with a force of four points on the Beaufort scale, the conditions () in this area are good," Deputy Minister of Shipping of Greece Kostas Katsafados said on the air of the ANT1 TV channel. A Navy frigate is approaching the scene of the disaster, and two Coast Guard helicopters are in the air."

The fire on the ship, carrying 237 passengers and 51 crew members, ignited early in the morning northeast of the island of Ereikus, on the way from Igoumenitsa to Brindisi.

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