Italian and Greek helicopter crews battle gusting winds to pluck 339 people from Norman Atlantic, but more than 100 remainMore than 100 people are still trapped on board a Greek-operated ferry adrift in freezing temperatures and rough seas between Italy and Albania.Italian and Greek helicopter crews using night vision equipment worked through the night, battling winds gusting up to 40 knots (75km/h; 46mph) to bring the total of those plucked alive from the stricken vessel to 339. So far, only one fatality has been confirmed – that of a Greek man whose body was also taken off the ship. Continue reading...
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