Tourist ferry carrying nearly 400 holidaymakers from Majorca and Ibiza evacuated
A PASSENGER ferry with nearly 400 people on board has been evacuated after running aground in a Costa Blanca port.
Passengers who had been travelling with cars had to leave them on board and were given the option of being bussed to the nearby cities of Valencia or Alicante with stops on the way.The vessel involved in the incident was the fast ferry ‘Pinar del Rio. The rescue operation went on until around 2am this morning.
“All the passengers were unharmed and were evacuated using Spanish Coastguard and Civil Guard vessels and a Balearia tug.”
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