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Hundreds Trapped on Burning Ferry Off Greek Island

Hundreds of desperate passengers on a burning car ferry off Greece are pleading to be saved as rescuers fight gale-force winds and high seas tying to reach them. So far, only about 150 of the nearly 500 passengers on board the Norman Atlantic have made their way to safety. Many of those on board are using cell phones to beg for help. The ferry was 80 kilometers northwest of the island of Corfu Sunday when it sent a distress signal after a fire started in the lower deck. The ferry...

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