Greek emergency services have recovered a body after a blaze broke out on a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy on Sunday.
The body is believed to be that of a passenger on the ferry who was listed as missing.
Emergency responders successfully rescued 281 of the 292 passengers and crew on board the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia early on Friday.
Firefighters have been trying to get the blaze under control for days, and attempts have been made to contain and cool the scorching temperatures aboard the ship.
In an announcement on Sunday, firefighters said they had discovered a survivor on the stern of the vessel, but 11 people are still missing, according to the coast guard and ferry operator.
Coast guard officials have said the cause of the fire is still unknown, but investigations are ongoing.
A prosecutor has launched an inquiry.
The ferry had been on its way to the Italian port of Brindisi from Igoumenitsa in Greece, and many of the passengers were truck owners or drivers transporting goods through Europe.
According to the coast guard, the man rescued on Sunday was from Belarus, while those still missing are Bulgarian, Turkish and Greek nationals.
Footage from Reuters shows rescuers climbing up a stepladder to the ship after being towed closer to the shoes by a tug boat.
A Greek coastguard spokesman Nikos Alexiou told Skai TV: “Since one person is rescued, we are optimistic that more survivors can be found.”
The vessel was carrying a total of 153 vehicles when the blaze broke out, and aerial footage released by the Greek coastguard shows the rows of trucks burning on the deck, having been engulfed in flames.
A group of truck drivers who survived the ordeal arrived back in Bulgaria in the early hours of Sunday.
“Once we were in the boats, we saw the huge flames. Everything burned, the losses are big, but I am glad we are alive, and we will see our families,” truck driver Rumen Cholakov told Bulgarian Nova TV. – Reuters
