Odyssey on the high seas Fire on Mallorca ferry - 350 passengers trapped on ship for 24 hours
The crossing from the Spanish mainland to Mallorca actually only takes a good seven hours. But the passengers on the "Tenacia" ferry that caught fire were on the move for 24 hours. And still did not arrive.
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The passengers and crew members had to put on life jackets during the evacuation and were transferred to small boats through a rescue tube, which took them to other larger ships.
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The evacuation of the passengers was carried out by the Spanish sea rescue service.
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The crossing from the Spanish mainland to Mallorca actually only takes a good seven hours. But the passengers on the "Tenacia" ferry that caught fire were on the move for 24 hours. And still did not arrive.
Image: dpa
The passengers and crew members had to put on life jackets during the evacuation and were transferred to small boats through a rescue tube, which took them to other larger ships.
Image: dpa
The evacuation of the passengers was carried out by the Spanish sea rescue service.
Image: dpa
For the passengers of a Mallorca ferry, the crossing becomes a dramatic odyssey due to a fire. They were underway for 24 hours. But they still didn't arrive.
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- A fire broke out on a Mallorca ferry on Monday night (July 8, 2024).
- 350 passengers had to hold out at sea for around 24 hours.
- They were transferred to replacement ships on the high seas and brought back to their port of departure, Valencia.
Due to a fire on their ferry "Tenacia" to Mallorca, 350 passengers had to endure around 24 hours at sea. Instead of reaching the vacation island on Monday morning, they were transferred to replacement ships on the high seas and brought back to their port of departure, Valencia. They should arrive there in the course of Monday evening, the Italian shipping company GNV announced on request. Fortunately, no one was injured.
In the port city on the Spanish mainland, the car ferry "Tenaci" had set sail on Sunday evening for Palma, where it was due to arrive on Monday morning, the shipping company added. Shortly after midnight, however, a fire broke out in the engine room about halfway along the route. The "Tenacia" had to stop and the fire was initially fought with on-board resources, but the flames could not be extinguished so quickly. On Monday afternoon, the captain finally ordered the evacuation of the ship. Professional firefighters were flown in by helicopter.
Passengers in life jackets
The Spanish sea rescue service transferred the passengers and some of the crew, who all had to put on life jackets, to two other ships nearby in smaller boats. The people had to slide down from the high ferry through a so-called rescue tube to the small sea rescue boats.
They were then taken back to Valencia, where the shipwrecked vessel, on which the passengers' cars and luggage had been left behind, was also towed.
In Valencia, the people were to be accommodated in hotels for one night before finally reaching the vacation island with their cars and luggage on a replacement ferry on Tuesday, as the shipping company announced. The cause of the fire was initially unknown.
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