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A convoy from Preston heading out to Syria has been speaking about how they came to the rescue of the Norman Atlantic ferry that caught fire while sailing from Greece to Italy.

The ferry they were travelling on received a may day call from the stricken ship and they were able to provide clothing to the rescued passengers.

The team of volunteers were on a three thousand mile journey with three ambulances packed with winter supplies for Syria when the incident happened.

In this extract one of the volunteers from Preston Amjad Yousef speaks to 麻豆社 Radio Manchester and Lancashire's Talat-Farooq Awan.

Twelve days ago the team of volunteers embarked on a three thousand mile journey with three ambulances packed with vital winter supplies when the incident happened.

Let's speak to one of the volunteers from Preston Amjad Yousef....

The ferry they were travelling on received a mayday call from the stricken ship and they were able to provide clothing to the rescued passengers who were sailing from Greece to Italy. Twelve days ago the team of volunteers from Lancashire embarked on a three thousand mile journey with three ambulances packed with vital winter supplies when the incident happened.

In this interview the presenter of the Indus programme on 麻豆社 Radio Lancashire Talat-Farooq Awan speaks to one of the volunteers Amjad Yousef about how they came to help the stricken ferry:

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