Norman Atlantic: Families looking for their missing relatives
A relative of a missing person, in communication from Bari, Italy, stressed in the SKAI channel that the Greek consul in Rome ... scolded them because they went to Italy to see what happens with their missing relatives, who were aboard in the Norman Atlantic.
"Why are you here? What did you come to do? Here, there is nothing", he reportedly told to the 20 relatives, who went to the neighboring country.
According to the statements of the same woman, the relatives of missing persons in Italy have lost confidence in everyone. As she says every day comes a different information from the authorities, so the relatives take the initiative to search all hospitals and not to leave from there if they do not get documents certifying that their relatives are not there.
The relatives argue that when they called their people from Greece, their cell phones seemed dead. However, when called from Italy the phones ring twice before closing, which revives their hopes.
They are determined to remain in Italy until they find their relatives. Otherwise, as they stress, will take root there...
A third Greek dead was identified
Just before midnight Friday, was identified a third Greek dead passenger of Norman Atlantic, according to information from the Italian authorities.
Specifically, it was confirmed by the Greek Embassy in Rome, that the dead is Gerasimos Kazantzidis.
The other two dead are Nick Paraschis and Kostas Koufopoulos, while the fate of George Doulis is unknown since now is on the list of missing persons.
The response of the Hellenic Coast Guard in the accusations of Italians
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Shipping and the Aegean, gave in the publicity the detailed history of the initial actions of the Coordination Center for Research and Rescue Headquarters of the Hellenic Coast Guard, from the time which was informed about the fire incident in the «Norman Atlantic», up to the moment when communicated with the captain of the ship.
Moreover, gave to publicity the correspondence by e-mail, by which had promptly forwarded to the Italian side (MRCC / ROME) the passenger and crew lists, as they were received by the authorized person of the company (Designated Person Ashore / DPA) which is responsible for the procedures of safe management of ship.
For all the above, there are records at the Official Diary of Events, of the exchange of official correspondence (documents - signals) as well as officially recorded conversations which can be transcribed after prosecutor's order.