Rescue Efforts Resume for 12 Missing in Greece Ferry Fire

Rescuers brought 280 passengers to Corfu after the blaze on the ferry en route from Greece to Italy - GREEK FIRE SERVICE/AFP

Rescuers picked up the search for 12 missing people at the break of dawn on Saturday with the Italian-flagged ferry still burning on the Ionian Sea off Corfu.

Overnight, patrol ships combed the area off the holiday island hoping to locate survivors, the Greek coastguard told AFP.