the euroferry olympia was travelling a routine nine—hourjourney from igoumenitsa in greece to brindisi in italy when the fire broke out early on friday. in the dark, passengers were woken and told to get into life rafts, but some passengers are still missing. their relatives face an agonising wait for information. translation: i spoke to another driver that was also _ in the hold in the cars. i asked him if he had news of my father. he said they had seen him, but, "after they took us out of the ship, the passengers gathered together and we were looking for your father but could not find him anywhere. and not only him but three others as well." some relatives have criticised the conditions on board for lorry drivers. translation: he was afraid of coronavirus. l he had health issues and, because he was afraid of catching the virus due to the overcrowding, he often preferred to sleep in the truck. especially if it was not a long trip. tugs are trying to tow the ferry