ROME: The burnt-out wreck of the Norman Atlantic ferry was Thursday on its way back to Italy, for an inspection aimed at establishing the full scale of the disaster.

Tugboats began pulling the blackened ship towards the southern port of Brindisi in late afternoon after weather conditions in the eastern Adriatic eased, maritime tracking websites showed.

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