Airlift begins for hundreds trapped on burning Italian ferry

Apparently 400 people are trapped on a ferry between Italy and Greece in the Adriatic, the ferry is also on fire, news coming in of people missing.

Officials said there were 478 passengers and crew on the Norman Atlantic, of whom 268 were Greek, while a foreign ministry official said there were also passengers from countries including Germany, Italy, Austria, Turkey, France and the Netherlands. Many appeared to be truck drivers.

What a crappy day overall, I'm praying for all these poor people, truly a tragic day.

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Sad and unfortunate. Hopefully they can get the fire out before it does too much damage and people are trying to survive in the water. Any more info? With all the cell phones in the world, we should be able to receive minute by minute updates.