Massive Rescue Operation Underway To Save Passengers Trapped On A Burning Ferry Off The Greek Island Of Corfu

Hundreds Of Passengers Remain Trapped On Blazing Ferry As Rescue Operation To Free Them Is Hampered By Bad Weather And Gale-Force Winds Off Corfu -- Daily Mail

* Ferry carrying 423 passengers and 55 crew caught alight off Greek island
* Evacuation of Italian ferry Norman Atlantic currently underway off Corfu
* Passengers still trapped on ship as rescue efforts hampered by weather
* Reports of explosions on board but authorities said no injuries reported
* Vessel had been travelling from Greek port of Patras to Ancona in Italy

Hundreds of passengers remain trapped on a blazing ferry off the Greek island of Corfu after it caught alight in gale-force winds.

The fire broke out on the lower car deck of the Italian-flagged Norman Atlantic, which was travelling from the Greek port of Patras to Ancona in Italy, just before 6am local time (4am GMT).

Authorities confirmed there were 423 passengers and 55 crew members on board and said more than half of them remain trapped on the ferry as the rescue operation is being hampered by choppy seas and bad weather.

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