A fire forced the evacuation at sea ferry "Sorrento", with 156 people on board was traveling from Palma de Mallorca (Spain) to Valencia (eastern Spain), the company reported Trasmediterránea.
All have been rescued," he said in a statement the shipping company, which operated the Italian flag vessel belonging to the company Atlantica CSPA di Navigazione.
Passengers and crew were "to leave in lifeboats the ship" after a fire that "could not be controlled with the media on board," he declared, said, meanwhile, the Marine Rescue Service.
A total of 150 occupants evacuated in lifeboats, including a baby, were taken to the "Puglia", a ferry from another company diverted to the area, which moved to Mallorca.
Two crew members were rescued by coastguard vessel.Two helicopters moved to four other members of the crew.
Three of them were recognized at the hospital in Palma de Mallorca, where they are already discharged, said the government delegate in the archipelago, Teresa Palmer.According to the emergency services of the Balearic Islands, only two of them, an Italian and a Filipino, they had to be treated for "inhaling smoke" and an "anxiety attack" respectively.According to this source, passengers traveling on the boat from Spain, Germany, Romania, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Senegal, Argentina, Albania, Australia, Bulgaria and Algeria.
Passengers rescued by the "Puglia" arrived around 18h30 GMT (20h30 local) to the port of Palma, where they had an extensive police and Red Cross device and various authorities.
The incident occurred about 20 miles (37 km) from Palma de Mallorca, where he had left the ship to the port of Valencia, according to the company.
Shortly after leaving the ferry "has suffered a fire in the garage No cover 4 for reasons that are still unknown" and asked for help to 11h50 GMT, added Trasmediterránea.The ship's captain thought at first that evacuation was not necessary, but "at the intensity of the fire" gave the order to abandon ship as Salvage.Up-scene four ships and a helicopter services Salvage moved, plus another helicopter of the Guardia Civil. Also they addressed the place two passenger ships, the "Puglia" and "Visemar I".
The evacuated passengers finally boarded the first. The fire "still has not died," said the delegate of the government, while the Balearic Islands Port Authority warned that the ship was in danger of sinking.The authorities have enabled the devices to address a spill in case went under the ship, 186 meters long and with a capacity for 1,000 people and 150 vehicles.
All have been rescued," he said in a statement the shipping company, which operated the Italian flag vessel belonging to the company Atlantica CSPA di Navigazione.
Passengers and crew were "to leave in lifeboats the ship" after a fire that "could not be controlled with the media on board," he declared, said, meanwhile, the Marine Rescue Service.
A total of 150 occupants evacuated in lifeboats, including a baby, were taken to the "Puglia", a ferry from another company diverted to the area, which moved to Mallorca.
Two crew members were rescued by coastguard vessel.Two helicopters moved to four other members of the crew.
Three of them were recognized at the hospital in Palma de Mallorca, where they are already discharged, said the government delegate in the archipelago, Teresa Palmer.According to the emergency services of the Balearic Islands, only two of them, an Italian and a Filipino, they had to be treated for "inhaling smoke" and an "anxiety attack" respectively.According to this source, passengers traveling on the boat from Spain, Germany, Romania, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Senegal, Argentina, Albania, Australia, Bulgaria and Algeria.
Passengers rescued by the "Puglia" arrived around 18h30 GMT (20h30 local) to the port of Palma, where they had an extensive police and Red Cross device and various authorities.
The incident occurred about 20 miles (37 km) from Palma de Mallorca, where he had left the ship to the port of Valencia, according to the company.
Shortly after leaving the ferry "has suffered a fire in the garage No cover 4 for reasons that are still unknown" and asked for help to 11h50 GMT, added Trasmediterránea.The ship's captain thought at first that evacuation was not necessary, but "at the intensity of the fire" gave the order to abandon ship as Salvage.Up-scene four ships and a helicopter services Salvage moved, plus another helicopter of the Guardia Civil. Also they addressed the place two passenger ships, the "Puglia" and "Visemar I".
The evacuated passengers finally boarded the first. The fire "still has not died," said the delegate of the government, while the Balearic Islands Port Authority warned that the ship was in danger of sinking.The authorities have enabled the devices to address a spill in case went under the ship, 186 meters long and with a capacity for 1,000 people and 150 vehicles.