Fire breaks out on Greek ferry in Aegean SeaJune 14, 2013 - 19:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A fire broke out Friday, June 14 on a Greek ferry boat carrying about 250 people in the eastern Aegean Sea, but authorities said no injuries have been reported and that the blaze was contained, according to The Associated Press. The fire broke out in the funnel of the "Nissos Mykonos" as it was sailing between the islands of Ikaria and Samos, the ship's owner said. Hellenic Seaways vice-president Antonis Agapitos told the AP that all passengers were in good health. "The fire is under control, and appears to be more or less out," Agapitos said. "When the captain judges that there is no danger he will enter port and disembark the passengers. There is no issue of evacuating the vessel." He said the vessel was one mile (1.6 kms) off the port of Karlovassi on Samos, and its engines were functioning. The ship departed earlier Friday from the port of Piraeus, Greece's biggest, and was heading for Samos with stops at the islands of Syros, Mykonos and Ikaria. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |