Abakhweli abangama-239 kunye nabasebenzi abangama-51 baye bahlangulwa kwi-a I-Euroferry Olympia Isikhephe esisuka e-Igoumenitsa kwintshona yeGrisi, sisiya kwizibuko lase-Italiya eBrindisi namhlanje ngoLwesihlanu emva kokuba kuqhambuke umlilo kwinqanawa kufutshane neCorfu, Grisi.
Uninzi lwe ferry's abakhweli batshintshelwe kwinqanawa yokuhlangula eyabathatha yabasa kwisiqithi saseCorfu.
Umsebenzi wokuhlangula wawubandakanya ubuncinane iinqanawa ezintathu zabalindi baselunxwemeni kunye nesinye isikhephe sase-Italiya-mali samapolisa.
Unobangela walo mlilo awukaziwa ngoko nangoko.
Imifanekiso elayishwe kumajelo eendaba ezentlalo ibonisa i-183 yeemitha (iinyawo ezingama-600) ezineflegi yase-Itali ferry ugutyungelwe ngamadangatye. Ilizwi lonxunguphalo likaMayday lalivakala liphuma kwizithethi njengoko kwakunyuka umsi enqanaweni.
Akukhange kubekho zingxelo zikhawulezileyo zokusweleka okanye umonzakalo omandla, nangona umntu omnye usiwe esibhedlele emva kokuxela ubunzima bokuphefumla.
Isithethi seGrimaldi Lines uPaul Kyprianou uthe unobangela womlilo uphantsi kophando.
“Umonakalo mkhulu kuba nangona kwenziwe iinzame abasebenzi abakwazanga ukuwucima lo mlilo,” utshilo.
Abakhweli bancoma abasebenzi basenqanawa ngokubavusa nokubasusa engozini.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Abagibeli be-239 kunye nabasebenzi be-51 bahlangulwe kwisikhephe se-Euroferry Olympia sisuka e-Igoumenitsa entshona yeGrisi, kwichweba lase-Italiya laseBrindisi namhlanje ngoLwesihlanu emva kokuba umlilo uqhambuke kwinqanawa kufuphi neCorfu, eGrisi.
- Uninzi lwabakhweli besikhephe bakhutshelwa kwinqanawa yokuhlangula eyabathatha yabasa kwisiqithi saseCorfu.
- “Umonakalo mkhulu kuba nangona kwenziwe iinzame abasebenzi abakwazanga ukuwucima lo mlilo,” utshilo.
