Fire on a boat in Volimes, Zakynthos - All passengers safe!

A fire broke out on a tourist boat in the Volimes area of Zakynthos, approximately 3 miles from land. The tour boat started out on its daily tour towards the famous blue caves and shipwreck when a fire broke out in the engine room.  There were 168 passengers and 7 crew members on board at the time.
Immediately help arrived and all 168 passengers plus crew where transferred to safety back to the port of Agios Nicholaos. 

According to initial information, the Fire Department is attempting to tow the vessel to shore in order to extinguish the fire. It is also noted that the towing process to the port of Agios Nikolaos is considered particularly difficult and is expected to take quite some time. 

​source:- Ionian TV and Ert news Zakynthos.