Ferry Burning In The Adriatic Sea

A joint Italian-Greek rescue operation is under way to rescue hundreds of people aboard a burning ferry in the Adriatic. Sources claim that one person has died and hundreds are being rescued.

In a separate story, also in the Adriatic, there was a collision between a Turkish cargo ship and another vessel flying a Belize flag.

According to the mayor of the Italian port of Ravenna, two people have died, and another four are missing. Several more people have been rescued.

CNN video.