A car ferry with 300 people on board is on fire
A car ferry with 300 people on board is on fire A large rescue operation is underway off the Swedish coast near the Swedish island of Gotska Sandon in the Baltic Sea as a car ferry with 300 people on board is on fire“There is a fire on the car deck Maritime Admin spokesman JonasFranzen said. Three helicopters and seven vessels have been dispatched off the Swedish coast, where a car ferry carrying 300 people has caught fire. According to officials, the fire is under control.The alarm on board went off shortly before 1pm and the Swedish maritime authorities were immediately activated to start the evacuation operation