Remains of burned-out ferry docked and black box recovered

Fierce heat from a slow-burning blaze kept firefighters and other investigators from searching the hold and vehicle decks of a Greek ferry for more bodies for a second day.

At least 11 people perished in the pre-dawn blaze on 28th December aboard the Norman Atlantic, on a voyage between Greece and Italy.

Authorities fear more bodies might be inside the vehicle deck where the fire began.

The ferry was towed into the Italian port of Brindisi on Friday morning and port captain Mario Valente said temperatures were "very high" inside the deck, with smoke still pouring from the wreck.

Bari prosecutor Ettore Cardinali later said no bodies were found during a search of some of the passenger cabins and some deck areas.

The charred remains of a ferry which caught fire in the Adriatic Sea, killing at least 11 people, have been brought in to harbour in Italy.

The blaze took hold of the Norman Atlantic ship just off the Greek island of Corfu on Sunday, and was still smouldering as an Italian tugboat towed it into Brindisi port.

Prosecutors have now recovered the ship's black box and will examine its contents.

The ferry's captain, Argilio Giacomazzi, and its Italian owner Carlo Visentini, have already been charged with shipwreck, multiple manslaughter and negligent injury.

Four more people, including two crew members and two representatives of operator Greek ANEK Lines, are also under investigation.

Eleven people have been confirmed dead to date, while 477 people have been rescued.

An unknown number of others remain missing.

More than 200 survivors from the Greek ferry fire arrived in the port of Brindisi in Italy today.

A father, who was travelling with his wife and three children, told ITV News correspondent Neil Connery about their ordeal.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has commended the emergency workers who came to the rescue of passengers after a ferry caught fire between the coasts of Italy and Greece.

He also promised that the investigation into the accident which killed at least 10 people.

Prosecutors in Italy say it is likely that more bodies will be found aboard the stricken Greek ferry which caught fire on Sunday.

Ten people were killed when a blaze broke out on the car deck of the Norman Atlantic.

Rescuers have been searching the surrounding waters around the wreckage and below deck amid confusion over how many people were aboard.

Bari prosecutor Giuseppe Volpe expressed fears that more victims will be discovered in the cargo areas given the strong evidence that illegal migrants were on board.

"Our fear is that unfortunately once the wreck is recovered, we'll find other dead people on board," he said.

Two Albanian men have been killed after a cable connecting their tugboat to the fire-stricken ferry Norman Atlantic broke.

"One man died on the spot when one cable broke after it got stuck in the propeller," a port authority official in Vlore told Reuters this morning.

"The other died on board a few minutes ago when being assisted by a helicopter medical team," they added.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said six Brits are safe after being rescued from a Greek ferry that caught fire en route to Italy.

Two more bodies have been recovered from a Greek ferry after a fire on board, the Italian Coast Guard has said.

The development takes the total number of dead to ten.