Seems to be a bit of a flap on regarding Kefalonian Lines. According to a firefighters' union, Kefalonian Lines allegedly 'refused to transport firefighters' - these are firefighters and equipment drafted in from elsewhere to fight the recent fires. From what I can make out, it all boils down to no-one informing KL that the firefighters intended to leave on the ship in question. Seems that, due to H&S requirements, all passengers have to be declared (e.g. if the ship goes down, rescuers have some clue how many and who's missing) and, in this case, the firefighters turned up unannounced. Or that's what I hear. According to KL, they have previously carried more than 3,000 officials re emergencies, e.g. 'quakes and fires, and are happy to do so. It just needs a bit of coordination.
