Hundreds rescued from Greek ferry
A person is lifted on an Italian Navy helicopter as the car ferry Norman Atlantic burns in waters off Greece, Dec. 28, 2014, in this handout video grab of the Italian Marina Militare.
Italian and Greek helicopter crews prepared to work through the night to airlift passengers in pairs off a burning ferry adrift in the Adriatic Sea, battling darkness and bad weather that hampered rescue efforts by other ships throughout Sunday.
Ferry catches fire in Adriatic
Footage of the ferry burning on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014.
Ferry catches fire in Adriatic
The fire broke out before dawn Sunday on a car deck of the Italian-flagged Norman Atlantic, carrying 422 passengers and 56 crew members.
Ferry catches fire in Adriatic
Injured passenger, among 49 evacuees from burning ferry, is helped by rescuers as he arrives aboard cargo ship "Spirit of Piraeus" at harbor of Bari, Italy, Dec. 29, 2014
Ferry catches fire in Adriatic
The Singapore-flagged cargo container ship "Spirit of Piraeus", carrying 49 passengers evacuated from the ferry "Norman Atlantic" arrives in the harbor of Bari on December 29, 2014, as Italian advanced rescue vehicles wait on the quay.
Rescuers battled in the dark to save hundreds of passengers trapped on a burning Italian ferry adrift off Albania in the early hours of December 29.
Ferry catches fire in Adriatic
Passengers among survivors evacuated from the burning ferry "Norman Atlantic arrive aboard the Singapore-flagged cargo container ship "Siprit of Piraeus" to the harbor of Bari, Italy, Dec. 29, 2014.
Ferry catches fire in Adriatic
Passengers among the survivors evacuated from the burning ferry "Norman Atlantic arrive aboard the Singapore-flagged cargo container ship "Spirit of Piraeus" to the harbor of Bari on December 29, 2014.
Ferry catches fire in Adriatic
Survivor of the ferry "Norman Atlantic" disembarks from the ship "Spirit of Piraeus" in the harbor of Bari, southern Italy on December 29, 2014.
Ferry catches fire in Adriatic
The car ferry Norman Atlantic burns in waters off Greece, Dec. 28, 2014 in this handout photo provided by Marina Militare.
Italian and Greek helicopter crews prepared to work through the night to airlift passengers in pairs off a burning ferry adrift in the Adriatic Sea, battling darkness and bad weather that hampered rescue efforts by other ships throughout Sunday.
Ferry catches fire in Adriatic
The car ferry Norman Atlantic burns in waters off Greece, Dec. 28, 2014.
Ferry catches fire in Adriatic
An Italian Navy member looks out from helicopter as the car ferry Norman Atlantic burns in waters off Greece, Dec. 28, 2014.
Ferry catches fire in Adriatic
The car ferry "Norman Atlantic" burns in waters off Greece, Dec. 28, 2014.