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Crash. rescue crew off the coast of italy trying to secure the what is left of a greek ferry. more than 400 passengers and crew were rescued after fire broke out on a car deck. only one lifeboat was deployed. a former uber driver has been charged with sexual assaulting a woman he picked up last month in chicago. the 22-year-old told her to get in the front seat to help navigate and sexually assaulted her. driver has been removed from the service as police continue the investigation. what sou...

The safety precautions are there, but may need more analysis. >> on to another tragedy off the coast of greece. a dramatic rescue aboard a blazing ferry has been completed. the chaotic scene unfolded with more than 400 people rescued during the risky operation. people were found dead according to the associated press, including a greek man who became trapped in a life boat chute. they hailed the rescue operation saying they prevented a slaughter at sea. carry simmons has been tracking from londo...

Now. it was traveling between greece and italy back to the coast in order for the information to take place. the captain is apparently still on board with some officials. so you assume that means they believe that the ferry is intact and can be taken back to shore and begins trying to figure out what happened. the owners of the ferry are saying there was a safety information not long before this particular sailing. so i guess they have to go through piece by piece and try to figure it out. as i ...

Here for instant updates and look for live reports on "america this morning" and "good morning america." visit abcnews.com for instant updates. more than 100 people remain aboard a crippled ferry. its drifting between greece and italy. a fire broke out on the car deck early sunday forcing travellers to endure thick smoke and chilly temperatures. hamish macdonald has more. >> reporter: this is the nail-biting moment a mother and her child are pulled to safety. they are being rescued from a burn...

>> caller: well, they say the ship is not listing, and the authorities, because they have the fire contained, say they arent as worried as they were 12 hours ago when the ship was out of control. right now there are three tugboats that have secured the ship so that it cant move and cant drift as it had been previously, but they dont want to tow the ship in to the port at this point, because while the fire is contained, there are still many, many cars and vehicles and oil rigs in the lower car de...

Passengers have snou been evacuated. the fire broke out before dawn yesterday on the car deck of the norman atlantic and the fire so intense here that passengers said their shoes were melting. at least five people have died. well this drama all playing out between italy and greece in the adriatic sea. keir simmons is covering this story live in london. thank you for being with us. lets start with a rescue operation that just wrapped up. why did it take so long to get all of these passengers off ...

They are asking for help. some have said you know are we going to have to jump in the sea at some point. we can understand that in itself is a daunting idea when were looking at winds of 55 miles per hour blowing in the area at the moment. so theres the account that were hearing from people extremely stressful and they show that people are starting to panic by now. >> i can understand. any word on how this fire broke out? is the ferry listing? is it taking on water? anything youre learning about...

Sea. there were over 400 people on this ferry. some have been removed from the ferry. lets get more live from athens. what can you tell us about the rescue operation under way? >> caller: its a really big operation. its taking place in the adriatic sea. what happened the car ferry on the northern atlantic carrying nearly 500 passengers and crew caught fire in the early morning hours while sailing from greece to italy. the fire appears to have started in the lower deck a car deck according to ini...

And objects have been spotted floating at the bottom of the sea. no word yet on just what was found. were staying on top of the search. look for live reports on "america this morning" and "good morning america." hundreds of passengers still on board a ferry drifting between italy and southern albania. it was crippled yesterday when a fire broke out on its car deck. more than 200 have been air lifted to other ships. hundreds remain on the boats deck. the top couple of decks suffering in frigid ...