Fire in Greek passenger ferry

Athens – A passenger ferry with 1 016 people onboard returned safely to the port of Piraeus yesterday after it reported a fire while en route to Crete, the Greek coast guard said.

There were no immediate reports of injuries, said a coast guard official. The Eleftherios Venizelos, carrying 875 passengers and 141 crew, was sailing off the island of Hydra when it notified the coast guard that a compartment had caught fire. – Reuters