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Created 2010-10-09

Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs keeps in contact with German institutions that are providing assistance to the Lithuanian citizens, evacuated from a combined passenger/freight vessel ferry en route from Kiel to Klaipėda.

According to primary data sources, there were over 200 passengers, mostly citizens of Lithuania, on board of the combined passenger/freight vessel DFDS Lisco Gloria. After a fire broke out on the vessel on the night of 8/9th October, all the passengers were evacuated and are now in Kiel. About 30 passengers have undergone physical examination. There are no serious injuries.

Currently, the State Criminal Police Office in Kiel is working to confirm the identities of passengers and will later specify the number of Lithuanian citizens that were on board the Lisco Gloria. For further information please contact the police call centre at 0049 43 11606666 in Germany.

Employees of Lithuania’s Embassy in Germany, German institutions and representatives from the company DFDS Seaways are coordinating the organizational issues of transporting the Lithuanian citizens to Klaipėda. A consular officer is currently on the way to Kiel and will provide all the necessary consular assistance.

Lithuania’s MFA provides consular information during the office hours, Tel: +370 5 236 2400 and after office hours, Tel: +370 5 236 2444.

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